[Intro] [Driving Acoustic Guitar, Rhythmic Foot Stomp, Subtle Electric Riff] [Verse 1] [Mid-tempo Drums Enter, Deep Smoky Baritone Vocals] Tailpipes blowing smoke into the evening air Dust settles down on a folding lawn chair Got a glass half full of cheap red wine Trying to burn down the memory of a better time Every turn of the wheel takes me further away Got a heavy heart and nothing left to say [Pre-Chorus] [Build-up, Gritty Electric Guitar Swells, Dynamic Rise] The road keeps winding through the dark and the cold And the same old story starts to unfold [Chorus] [Full Band, Driving Southern Rock Beat, Powerful Belted Vocals] I'm just burning midnight oil and choking on tears Trying to outrun all of these wasted years Pouring out regrets in the pale moonlight Hanging on a thread through the middle of the night Yeah, I'm burning midnight oil And choking on tears... [Interlude] [Short Gritty Electric Guitar Riff, Steady Drum Beat] [Verse 2] [Acoustic Guitar & Bass Focus, Driving Rhythm] Screen door slamming in the quiet country breeze Brings me right back down to my shaking knees Thought I could hide from the shadow on the wall But the higher you climb, the harder you fall Now the headlights fade into the gravel line Leaving all the pieces of my past behind [Pre-Chorus] [Build-up, Drum Snare Roll, Soaring Energy] The road keeps winding through the dark and the cold And the same old story starts to unfold [Chorus] [Full Band, Maximum Energy, Raw Smoky Vocals] I'm just burning midnight oil and choking on tears Trying to outrun all of these wasted years Pouring out regrets in the pale moonlight Hanging on a thread through the middle of the night Yeah, I'm burning midnight oil And choking on tears... [Guitar Solo] [Raw Southern Rock Electric Guitar Solo, Heavy Drums] [Chorus] [Full Band, High Energy Climax, Gritty Raspy Vocals] I'm just burning midnight oil and choking on tears Trying to outrun all of these wasted years Pouring out regrets in the pale moonlight Hanging on a thread through the middle of the night Yeah, I'm burning midnight oil And choking on tears! [Outro] [Driving Acoustic Guitar Riff, Fading Drums, Vocal Echoes] Choking on tears... Out on the open road... [Instrumental Fade] [End]
