[Verse 1] I signed the logbook in a truck stop glow Coffee burnt black, same as it’s always known Dispatch said “easy run, you’ll be home by dawn” Funny how “easy” don’t mean much when you’re gone I-40 hummin’ like a steel-string choir Radio static and a half-dead tire Saw my face flash in a chrome motel sign Looked a little older than I felt inside [Chorus] And I count white lines like prayers on repeat Keep one hand steady, keep one eye on sleep There’s a girl in my mirror I don’t call anymore Just a dream in my mind I left at her door If I make it through this storm and this load I haul I might pull over and not drive at all [Verse 2] Cigarette glow like a firefly fade Rest area sleeping in a Chevrolet grave Some guy in a hoodie asked “you headed home?” I laughed and said “I just keep moving alone” Bridge out west got a wind like guilt Pushin’ on steel that’s already built Every mile marker feels like a debt I ain’t paid down or forgiven yet [Chorus] And I count white lines like prayers on repeat Keep one hand steady, keep one eye on sleep There’s a girl in my mirror I don’t call anymore Just a ghost in a hoodie I left at her door If I make it through this storm and this load I haul I might pull over and not drive at all [Bridge] Well the road don’t ask what you’re runnin’ from It just hums like a sermon under your thumb And I swear I saw heaven in a taillight flare But it turned back into Kansas air [Final Chorus] Yeah I count white lines like prayers on repeat But some prayers just echo and never complete There’s a girl in my mirror I don’t call anymore Just a name on a screen I don’t reach for If I make it through this blacktop, this endless haul I might finally stop tryin’ to outrun it all
