[harmonica-driven intro] [Verse 1] Rollin’ through the Dakotas, with a bottle for a friend, This old rig’s my confessor, where my secrets never end. Got a tire-tread soul, worn down to the bone, Drivin’ roads that lead to nowhere, that the lonesome call their home. The white lines blur like teardrops, the midnight hums a prayer, I chase another sunrise, knowin’ she won’t be there. [Chorus] Whiskey and the wheel, they’re the only things that turn, One drowns the pain I feel, the other makes it burn. She’s a taillight in my rearview, fadin’ with the dawn, Like a song stuck in my head, playin’ on and on. [Verse 2] Her love was a barbed-wire, cut me deep and clean, Now I’m stitched with bad decisions, frayin’ at the seam. Every mile’s a memory, every town’s a lie, Where the jukebox sings her name under a neon-tinted sky. The waitress pours a coffee, asks if I’ll head home, But home’s just where the silence lives, and where I roam alone. [Verse 3] The sunrise paints the badlands, a harsh and empty hue, Just like the hollow ache inside, since her last goodbye. The radio hums a heartbreak, every note a painful sting, Another thousand miles of highway, for the peace it won’t bring. Wind cuts through the canyon like a fiddle’s mournful cry, And mercy feels as distant as the endless western sky. [Bridge] The road’s a crooked preacher, promisin’ sweet release, But it’s just another sermon, stealin’ all my peace. I’m a tumbleweed with roots, tangled in her spell, Runnin’ from the heaven that she turned into my hell. [Bridge 2] This diesel engine’s rumblin’, a rhythm in my chest, Pounding out the sorrow, puttin’ memories to the test. But no matter how far down the line, or how dark the night gets deep, Her ghost rides in the passenger seat, secrets that I keep. [Chorus] Whiskey and the wheel, they’re the only things that turn, One drowns the pain I feel, the other makes it burn. She’s a taillight in my rearview, fadin’ with the dawn, Like a song stuck in my head, playin’ on and on. [Outro Chorus] Yeah, whiskey and the wheel, my final company, Drownin’ all the heartache, settin’ this broken spirit free. She’s a taillight in my rearview, just a memory in the night, Still drivin’ through the darkness, chasin’ down the fading light. [Outro] So I’ll pour another shot, let the highway hum my tune, With whiskey and the wheel, chasin’ shadows of the moon. [harmonica outro] Chasin’ shadows of the moon. [outro musical solo] [fade to end] [end]
