Where The Road Remembers Us

Streetlights faded in the mirror
One by one they disappeared
Every mile should make it easier
But somehow you felt more near
There's a photograph beside me
That I swore I'd leave at home
Now I'm driving through the morning
Trying to learn how to be alone

[Pre-Chorus]
Every road becomes a memory
Every turn leads back to you
I can leave behind the places
But I can't leave what we knew

[Chorus]
So I drive
Where the road remembers us
Past the places we once touched
Past the ocean, past the lights
Where you held my hand at night

And I drive
Like there's somewhere I can go
Where my heart won't already know
That the hardest part of losing you
Is I still don't want to

I'm moving on
But every mile
Still feels like us

[Verse 2]
Radio plays that old song again
The one you'd always sing too loud
For a second you're beside me
Laughing like you used to laugh
I reach across without thinking
To the empty passenger side
Funny how the smallest habit
Can tear everything open inside

There's a lookout by the water
Where we watched the evening fall
I pull over for a moment
I can almost hear you call
Maybe somewhere you're out driving
With the same sky overhead
Maybe something makes you miss me
Even if it's left unsaid

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep telling myself it's over
Like the words will make it true
But every road that takes me forward
Leaves another piece with you

[Chorus]
So I drive
Where the road remembers us
Past the places we once touched
Past the ocean, past the lights
Where you held my hand at night

And I drive
Like there's somewhere I can go
Where my heart won't already know
That the hardest part of losing you
Is I still don't want to

I'm moving on
But every mile
Still feels like us

[Bridge]
Maybe one day I'll take this highway
And your memory won't hurt
Maybe I'll hear our song playing
And it won't tear through every word

Maybe I'll pass our old turnoff
And I won't slow down again
But tonight I'm not pretending
That I'm anywhere near then

Because I loved you
More than leaving can undo
And no amount of distance
Makes a stranger out of you

[Final Chorus]
So I'll drive
Till the morning finds my eyes
Till your memory meets the light
Till the ocean leaves my mirror
And the road runs out of night

I'll drive
Even knowing what I'll find
You don't disappear with miles
Somewhere between letting go
And wanting you back home

I'll carry us
A little further
One last time

[Outro]
The sun comes up behind me
Your photograph beside me

I keep driving

Not because I've forgotten us

Because I haven't.

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[Verse 1] I left the house before the sunrise Couldn't sleep there anymore Your shadow followed down the hallway Till I closed the bedroom door Threw my jacket on the backseat Turned the key and pulled away Didn't know where I was going I just couldn't make me stay Streetlights faded in the mirror One by one they disappeared Every mile should make it easier But somehow you felt more near There's a photograph beside me That I swore I'd leave at home Now I'm driving through the morning Trying to learn how to be alone [Pre-Chorus] Every road becomes a memory Every turn leads back to you I can leave behind the places But I can't leave what we knew [Chorus] So I drive Where the road remembers us Past the places we once touched Past the ocean, past the lights Where you held my hand at night And I drive Like there's somewhere I can go Where my heart won't already know That the hardest part of losing you Is I still don't want to I'm moving on But every mile Still feels like us [Verse 2] Radio plays that old song again The one you'd always sing too loud For a second you're beside me Laughing like you used to laugh I reach across without thinking To the empty passenger side Funny how the smallest habit Can tear everything open inside There's a lookout by the water Where we watched the evening fall I pull over for a moment I can almost hear you call Maybe somewhere you're out driving With the same sky overhead Maybe something makes you miss me Even if it's left unsaid [Pre-Chorus] I keep telling myself it's over Like the words will make it true But every road that takes me forward Leaves another piece with you [Chorus] So I drive Where the road remembers us Past the places we once touched Past the ocean, past the lights Where you held my hand at night And I drive Like there's somewhere I can go Where my heart won't already know That the hardest part of losing you Is I still don't want to I'm moving on But every mile Still feels like us [Bridge] Maybe one day I'll take this highway And your memory won't hurt Maybe I'll hear our song playing And it won't tear through every word Maybe I'll pass our old turnoff And I won't slow down again But tonight I'm not pretending That I'm anywhere near then Because I loved you More than leaving can undo And no amount of distance Makes a stranger out of you [Final Chorus] So I'll drive Till the morning finds my eyes Till your memory meets the light Till the ocean leaves my mirror And the road runs out of night I'll drive Even knowing what I'll find You don't disappear with miles Somewhere between letting go And wanting you back home I'll carry us A little further One last time [Outro] The sun comes up behind me Your photograph beside me I keep driving Not because I've forgotten us Because I haven't.

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