Verse 1 Four a.m. and the coffee’s black Cold wind blowing through the railroad tracks Diesel rumbling in the Tennessee dark Another long day before the sun sparks I kiss her softly, try not to wake the house Grab my boots and slip right out Lord knows it never gets easy to go Leaving behind the ones I love most Chorus But it’s those back home lights Burning in the dark every night Keeping this old truck rolling on When the miles feel twice as long Through the rain, through the white line drive They’re the reason I’m still fighting this life Every hard mile and sacrifice Is worth those back home lights Verse 2 Midnight somewhere in Arkansas Hands locked tight on the wheel this hard Radio preacher talking low Trying to keep this tired soul afloat Got pictures hanging beside the dash Kids growing up way too fast Sometimes this road takes more than it gives But they’re the reason I still do this Chorus It’s those back home lights Burning in the dark every night Keeping this old truck rolling on When the miles feel twice as long Through the rain, through the white line drive They’re the reason I’m still fighting this life Every hard mile and sacrifice Is worth those back home lights Bridge I’ve missed birthdays and ballgames too Supper tables and Sunday pews But every prayer she whispers for me Carries me home through another week And when that porch light comes into view There ain’t no sight more beautiful Final Chorus Yeah those back home lights Shine brighter than these highway signs Through every load and every storm They’re the place that keeps me warm And when my running days are done And I finally park this old worn-out truck The best part of this whole hard life Was always those back home lights
