The diner neon's buzzin' like a lonely bumblebee Pouring black coffee for a memory and me Your faded denim jacket's still hanging on the chair But the ghost of your last promise is just hanging in the air Oh, these dusty roads and faded dreams Tearing at the seams of what we used to be I’m driving down this highway with a teardrop in my eye Singing to the radio, a bittersweet goodbye Yeah, it’s just a 1970s heartbreak lullaby The pedal steel is weeping like a willow in the rain Every chord it strikes is strumming on my pain I packed up my old suitcase, left the keys upon the door I ain't waiting for a train that ain't coming anymore Oh, these dusty roads and faded dreams Tearing at the seams of what we used to be I’m driving down this highway with a teardrop in my eye Singing to the radio, a bittersweet goodbye Yeah, it’s just a 1970s heartbreak lullaby Maybe somewhere down in Texas, you’ll find what you’re looking for But this small-town country girl won't cry for you no more I’ve got a full tank of gas and the morning sun ahead Leaving all those empty words you ever said Oh, these dusty roads and faded dreams Tearing at the seams of what we used to be I’m driving down this highway with a teardrop in my eye Singing to the radio, a bittersweet goodbye Yeah, it’s just a 1970s heartbreak lullaby Just a heartbreak lullaby... Driving down the line... (Fade out with gentle acoustic guitar and pedal steel)
