I parked the truck where the gravel meets the creek Just to hear the sound of the water while I speak To a ghost in the passenger seat where you used to sit Lighting up a memory like a cigarette you quit. The dashboard clock is stuck on half-past nine The exact same moment that you crossed that line Between staying forever and leaving me behind Now I’m just a man with a broken peace of mind. I found your earring in the floor mat today It’s a tiny silver piece of everything I threw away I should have known by the way you looked at the door That you weren’t planning on loving me no more. And the radio is playing that old lonesome sound While the dust from your tires is still settling down Yeah, you took the heart and you left the hollow With a bitter pill that’s getting harder to swallow. Now the whiskey tastes like wood and the rain feels like lead And I’m sleeping on the left side of a king-sized bed It’s a long way home on a road built for two Learning how to live in the shadow of you. I passed your mama’s house on the way into town I saw the porch light on but I didn't slow down ‘Cause there ain't no use in asking how you’ve been When I know I’m the stranger you won’t let back in. I remember how the summer felt like it would never end Back when you were my lover and my very best friend Now the autumn’s coming cold and the leaves are turning brown Just like the way our whole world came tumbling down. You left a note on the table by the kitchen sink Didn’t even give me enough time to stop and think You said you needed space and you needed to fly But you didn't say how I was supposed to say goodbye. And the radio is playing that old lonesome sound While the dust from your tires is still settling down Yeah, you took the heart and you left the hollow With a bitter pill that’s getting harder to swallow. Now the whiskey tastes like wood and the rain feels like lead And I’m sleeping on the left side of a king-sized bed It’s a long way home on a road built for two Learning how to live in the shadow of you. They say that time is a healer but it’s a slow-moving train And every mile I travel just reminds me of the pain I could drive to the ocean or the mountains out west But I’d still have this aching deep inside of my chest. Yeah, I’m just driving in circles in the shadow of you Just a ghost in the mirror that I’m talking to It’s a long way home on a road built for two Goodbye to the shadow of you.
