(Verse 1) Morning fog all over the windshield, coffee's cold, been drivin' all night. Two lanes runnin' off into nothin', and a spark that just burned out. (Verse 2) Forty tons of steel and hurry, one blink and the lights go out. No warning, not a single second - just the grindin' right up in your face. (Refrain) The road don't forget what we push away. It keeps on carryin' it, hour after hour, till somebody finally asks: Why'd it have to go this far before we wake up? (Verse 3) A voice that don't laugh anymore, a seat that stays empty now. The kid's question, every single night, whispers through the house and fades away. (Bridge) We built our walls out of deadlines, out of profit and miles on the clock. But behind every load that's rollin' there's a heart just wantin' home - back to what really counts. (Refrain) The road don't forget what we push away. It keeps on carryin' it, hour after hour, till somebody finally asks: Why'd it have to go this far before we wake up? (Outro) Get home safe, get home safe. The road don't forget - but we can still heal it, if we finally wake up.
