Anywhere But Here

[Verse 1] They ask me at the bar how I've been lately I just smile and say I'm doing fine Tell 'em work's been crazy, been keeping busy Anything to keep you off my mind I say I'm headed west come Friday evening Got a dozen places left to see But truth is I'm just driving in circles Running from a ghost that looks like me [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause every street corner holds your memory Every song on the radio's about what we were [Chorus] So when they ask me where I'm going I tell 'em anywhere but here Somewhere the sun don't remind me Of summer nights and cheap beer I'm Alaska-bound or maybe southbound Just somewhere you ain't near When they see me 'round this small town I'm anywhere but here [Verse 2] Your sister saw me at the grocery Tuesday Asked if we could finally talk things through I said I'd call you but my phone's been broken Baby, we both know that ain't the truth This map's been folded up inside my glovebox Pins in every place I've never been I trace the highways leading out to nowhere Just to feel like I could start again [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, I'm a liar wearing boots and denim Painting postcards that I'll never send [Chorus] So when they ask me where I'm going I tell 'em anywhere but here Somewhere the rain don't taste like regret And I can see things clear I'm Montana-bound or Colorado Chasing something sincere When they see me at the county line I'm anywhere but here [Bridge] Maybe someday I'll mean it when I say it Maybe someday I'll actually leave But 'til then I'll keep on pretending That I'm not where we used to be [Chorus] So when they ask me where I'm going I tell 'em anywhere but here Somewhere your memory don't follow Where I can disappear I'm Tennessee or Caroline calling New horizons appear But I'm still standing on your street, love Anywhere but here Yeah, I'm anywhere but here [Outro] They ask me at the bar how I've been lately I just smile and change the subject quick