Truck Bed Motel

[Verse 1] I said I’d make it home by ten But the road had other plans again Dashboard glow and a fading map Head too heavy, I can’t fight that Pulled off where the gravel ends Shut it down and called it “end” Too many miles, too many lines To trust my eyes tonight [Pre-Chorus] Ain’t far now, but it’s too far gone To keep my hands on the wheel that long [Chorus] So I made a truck bed motel Under stars that know me well Blanket down on a steel frame night Diesel dreams and parking lot lights Too tired to drive it home So I sleep where the engine’s gone Yeah I checked in, but I never fell At the truck bed motel [Verse 2] Thermos coffee, cold as regret Radio hummin’ what I ain’t said yet Crickets talkin’ through the static air Like they’re the only ones still out there Semis pass like distant storms Paintin’ lines in the dark they’re born And I just lie where the tailgate lands Tryin’ to forget the weight in my hands [Pre-Chorus] No front desk, no room key Just me and the road that beat on me [Chorus] So I made a truck bed motel Under stars that know me well Blanket down on a steel frame night Diesel dreams and parking lot lights Too tired to drive it home So I sleep where the engine’s gone Yeah I checked in, but I never fell At the truck bed motel [Bridge] Some nights don’t need four walls Just a sky that doesn’t fall And a moment you can finally breathe Before tomorrow pulls you back to your feet [Final Chorus] Truck bed motel Where the silence knows me well No check-in, no goodbye bell Just the night I can’t quite tell Too tired to drive it home So I sleep where the engine’s gone Yeah I checked in, but I never fell At the truck bed motel