Lyric discussion by soulfreedom 

Cover art for Soul Driver lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

"Rode through forty nights of the gospels' rain Black sky pourin' snakes, frogs"

Those are references to plagues

"If the angels are unkind or the season is dark Or if in the end Love just falls apart Well then here's to our destruction Baby let me be your soul driver"

Sounds dark, who's the soul driver?