Ghost Highwayman

[singer A] I drove… where the map runs out of lines… Tail lights… far behind… just the sound… of the white divide [melodic interlude] [singer B] I rode… where the road forgets its name… No sign… no fire… just the pull… of somewhere else [singer A] Chrome in the dawn… dust on the hood… Crossed three states fast— like I always said I would Wind don’t care… who you were… it just pulls you west through another blur [transition] [singer B] Boots in the dust… coin in my coat… Took what I needed— left what I couldn’t hold Wind don’t ask… where you’ve been… it just carries you over again [singer A] I heard them say— Hey–yo… “That boy drives wild—” Ha–lei… Like every town owes him the road Hey–yo, hey–yo Oh–ra… ei–yo… [instrumental] [singer B] I heard them call— Hey–yo… Not by name— Ha–lei… More like a memory… I never chose Hey–yo, hey–yo Oh–ra… ei–yo… [singer A] Every diner light tries to slow me down But the wheels keep humming like a warning sound Hands on the leather— eyes on the line… one more border… one more night drive [melodic transition] [singer B] Every road says run— every night says stay I don’t belong… but I don’t turn away Hands in the dark— finding the line… between what’s yours… and what’s mine [singer A] HEY–YO! HEY–YO! HA–LEI! HA–LEI! OH–RA–EI–YO! If I’m trouble— then let it ride the wind burning bright a blazing phoenix trailing through the desert late at night No badge, no chains— no hometown left to defend Just the roar of the tires— again… and again… Hey–yo! (Full speed!) Ha–lei! (brakes burning!) Oh–ra–ei–yo! (Still running!) [transition] [singer B] HEY–YO! HEY–YO! HA–LEI! HA–LEI! OH–RA–EI–YO! If I’m a ghost— then let me ride the wind If I’m a thief— I only stole where I’ve been No crown, no code— no sacred ground to defend Just the sound of the wheels— turning again… and again… Hey–yo! (I ride!) Ha–lei! (No home!) Oh–ra–ei–yo! (Still moving!) [singer A] Morning comes slow… to the edge of the plain… No one sees me leave— but they remember the flame Just a ghost highwayman… riding the wind again