[Intro] [Verse 1] Eighteen wheels and a hundred miles to go The dashboard clock is ticking ticking slow The lines on the asphalt fade into the grey As the sun goes down on another wasted day I talked to my girl on a scratchy mobile line She said the kids are sleeping, daddy, we'll be fine But I could hear the quiet hanging in her voice In this big old rig, it feels like I ain't got a choice. [Chorus] And I’m rolling down this Lonely Highway tonight With nothing but the ghost of your smile in the headlights Diesel smoke and a heavy heart of stone Trading the ones I love just to keep the lights on God, I hate the distance, and I hate this highway wind But I'm burning up the asphalt till I'm in your arms again. [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Passed a diner off of Exit 54 Saw a happy family walking through the door A little boy laughing, holding his daddy's hand Squeezed my steering wheel as hard as I could stand My little man is growing up while I’m in this seat Missing baseball games and shoes on growing feet I'm just a phantom voice coming through a phone A long-haul trucker who's sick of being alone. [Chorus] And I’m rolling down this Lonely Highway tonight With nothing but the ghost of your smile in the headlights Diesel smoke and a heavy heart of stone Trading the ones I love just to keep the lights on God, I hate the distance, and I hate this highway wind But I'm burning up the asphalt till I'm in your arms again. [Bridge] They say the white lines bring you fortune, they say the money’s good But I’d trade every single dollar in this dashboard if I could Just to skip the next three states and pull into our drive And let you know your rambling man finally arrived. [Guitar Solo - Building intensity] [Verse 3] The coffee’s gone cold and the morning’s breaking blue Only two hundred miles left between me and you I can see the city skyline rising through the haze I’ve been counting down the minutes, counting down the days. [Chorus] Yeah, I’m finishing this Lonely Highway tonight I can finally see your smile in the morning light No more diesel smoke, no more heart of stone I’m dropping off this trailer and I’m coming home Yeah, I conquered the distance and I beat the highway wind And I’m never gonna leave your arms again. [Outro] Never gonna leave again... Just a few more miles... Turn the key, kill the engine. I'm home. [End]
