[Chorus] Cherry left the red SUV Cherry left the red SUV It got wrecked on the highway Now the woods keep watch for me [Verse] Door folded in, white airbag in the glass Red paint scarred where the hard night passed Gravel under tires, trees behind the gate Cherry, you were gone, but the wreck stayed late [Verse 2] Rows of abandoned cars under the tree line Titles in the glove boxes, dates fading over time I read the damage slowly, panel by panel A life can leave the body and still stay in the metal I know the road goes on, indifferent and bright But the woods hold the shape of that unfinished night I came looking for proof, found a place that would not speak Just Cherry in the silence, and the highway underneath [Chorus] Cherry left the red SUV Cherry left the red SUV It got wrecked on the highway Now the woods keep watch for me [Verse 3] I kept the picture folded underneath my seat Like looking back could make the sequence complete The door, the glass, the dust, the rain Every piece says something, none of it says your name Somebody cleared the shoulder, somebody filed the claim The world made room for traffic, then forgot the frame I still drive past the exit with my hands tight on the wheel Trying to know what happened, trying not to make it real [Bridge] If you hear me in the trees, don’t let the silence answer I carried all your missing years like weight beneath my ribs I loved you past the evidence, past every twisted panel Cherry, I am still here, but I don’t know where that leaves us [Final Chorus] Cherry left the red SUV Cherry left the red SUV It got wrecked on the highway Now the woods keep watch for me (Cherry, I still hear you) (Cherry, I still hear you) It got wrecked on the highway And the woods keep watch for me
