" ▁and ▁" to o ▁soft ". ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁rewrite ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁after ▁some ▁difficulty ▁– ▁McC art ney ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁stick iest " ▁writing ▁sessions ▁– ▁they ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁" drive ▁my ▁car " ▁theme ▁( which ▁Bob ▁Sp itz ▁cred its ▁to ▁L enn on ) ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁flow ed ▁easily ▁from ▁that . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁C illa ▁Black ▁and ▁her ▁then ▁boy friend ▁Bobby ▁Will is ▁( wh om ▁she ▁later ▁married ). ▁Black ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ▁and ▁a ▁prote g ée ▁of ▁Brian ▁Ep stein . ▁As ▁the ▁TV ▁mini - series ▁C illa ▁revealed , ▁Will is ▁was ▁also ▁offered ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁by ▁Ep stein , ▁but ▁Black ▁object ed , ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁" star " ▁and ▁Will is ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁road ▁manager ▁who ▁would ▁" drive ▁my ▁car ". ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁" D rive ▁My ▁Car " ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁during ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁first ▁recording ▁session ▁to ▁extend ▁past ▁mid night . ▁McC art ney ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁George ▁Harrison ▁on ▁the ▁basic ▁rh ythm ▁track , ▁the ▁pair ▁playing , ▁in ▁author ▁Ian ▁Mac Donald ' s ▁description , ▁" similar ▁r iff ing ▁lines ▁on ▁bass ▁and ▁low ▁guitar ", ▁respectively , ▁as ▁per ▁Harrison '