[Verse 1] We hit the road at dawn New shoes, full tank, no plan The map looked like a dare In your pocket, in my hand Every exit felt like a door Every mile felt brand new We laughed at the dashed white lines Like they were made for us to choose [Pre-Chorus] And the horizon kept calling Like it knew our names We were wide-eyed and loaded With more fire than shame [Chorus] States, states, we keep rolling States, states, we keep changing One heart, one road One life unfolding States, states, we keep rolling [Verse 2] Then the schoolyard songs got quiet And the rent came due in fall We learned the weight of morning And the shape of losing all Hairline bending at the edges Hands that tremble when they write Love still parks in the driveway But it’s not as loud at night [Pre-Chorus] Still the engine starts up When the old sun climbs We keep one eye on the mirror One on the passing time [Chorus] States, states, we keep rolling States, states, we keep changing One heart, one road One life unfolding States, states, we keep rolling [Bridge] Now the days come quicker Like a town we barely knew Some faces fall behind us Some names slip clean through But there’s grace in the slowing In the miles we finally own In knowing every detour Was another way home [Final Chorus] States, states, we keep rolling States, states, we keep changing Young bones, old bones Same sky over me States, states, we keep rolling States, states, we keep going [Verse 1] I left with a tank full of spring And a head full of fire Every mile was a dare Every sign was a wire My name felt brand new On the tongue of the dawn I was young enough to think The whole world was on [Pre-Chorus] Then the map got folded And the edges wore thin What looked far away Started living within Oh, the road keeps moving And it moves you too [Chorus] States, states I keep passing through states Little pieces of me In the lines that I trace States, states Every heart has its states From the first bright spark To the slow last blaze [Verse 2] I learned how to laugh With a job and a rent How to carry a loss Like a coat that was bent Some people stayed close Some names turned to dust Some days I ran hard Some days I just must The mirror got kind Then it told me the truth I was not who I was But I’m still in the youth [Pre-Chorus] Now the hills look higher And the turns come fast The years in the rearview All blur when they pass But I know this highway Like the lines in my hand [Chorus] States, states I keep passing through states Little pieces of me In the lines that I trace States, states Every heart has its states From the first bright spark To the slow last blaze [Bridge] Old age is a lantern With a smaller flame Faces fade gentle But they still know my name Time stops asking kindly It just steals what it can Then it leaves me the wisdom Of a weathered man [Final Chorus] States, states I keep passing through states Little pieces of me In the lines that I trace States, states Every heart has its states From the first bright spark To the slow last blaze States, states Let the miles rearrange I was born to keep changing Right up to the change
