Hammer to the Grave (Extended with Phone Call)

[Verse] The tank is full The map is torn A duffel bag beneath the dawn I pack my past behind the seats And shows the road beneath my feet [Chorus] Mustang shaking at the line Your last goodbye still stains my mind I watch the house shrink in the glass Like every promise meant to pass I turned the key, I held my breath A little mercy, a little death The engine coughed a silent split I dropped the hammer, there was no quit No more looking back No more asking why Red and blue behind me Tears across my eyes Hammer to the grave I'm burning through the lane Dropping the hammer from a dead stop Let the whole world chase my name Hammer to the grave I won't feel the brace If I can now run the ending Maybe I can outrun your face Maybe I can outrun your face [Verse] The radio kept calling out my plate I drove out my fear, my doubt I gunned it harder, laughed and cried With county lines dissolving wide The tires screamed, though broken taut The mood hung low above the car I packed your letters, packed my clothes Packed every place I used to know [Chorus] No more looking back No more asking why Red and blue behind me Tears across my eyes Hammer to the grave I'm burning through the lane Dropping the hammer from a dead stop Let the whole world chase my name Hammer to the grave I won't feel the brace If I can now run the ending Maybe I can outrun your face [Bridge] Let alone the radio and cry I wish I had cut through the rain Spike strips on the shoulder And I knew they knew my name I saw them in the headlights Black, deep across the road I reach for one more second But the wheel refused to hold No, no, no I had one more mile I had one more life [Chorus] Hammer to the grave The whole sky turned to flame Dropping the hammer, losing traction Nothing left to say Hammer to the grave Your name inside the blaze The Mustang folded into the tree And swallowed all my escape Hammer to the grave I hear you through the smoke Every mile I stole from sorrow Was another mile I broke Hammer to the grave No role can make me new I pack the world into the back seat But I couldn't leave you [Outro] The sirens fade beneath this The windshield holds the shape of this A burning car, a splintered sign Your final word still crossed the line [Spoken Word] It's me I know I know you told me not to call after what happened after the breakup I just packed everything into the back of the Mustang, picked a direction and just started driving I couldn't stop thinking about us Sirens They're getting loud now I just wanted to say I'm sorry, goodbye