[Verse 1] Nevada sky gone flat and wide Payphone humming by the pump Dust on my knuckles, diesel on my shirt Your birthday card still in the cab I watched the miles eat up the dark With your crayon cake on the dash You said, "Daddy, don't be late" I held that line like a prayer [Pre-Chorus] So I called from the shoulder lane Coins clinking in my hand And I said your name out loud Like it could bring me back [Chorus] I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) Save me a slice, keep it warm I'm rolling in before dawn [Verse 2] The clerk had chain-smoke eyes and scars He watched me shake in the glass Said, "Son, the desert loves a lie" I said, "Not this one, man" Your voice came thin through the wire Said you saved me a seat I pictured frosting on your nose And your shoes kicking the floor [Pre-Chorus] I told you, "Hold that wish for me" You laughed and said, "Okay" I swear I heard the engine turn Before I cut away [Chorus] I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) Save me a slice, keep it warm I'm rolling in before dawn I'm rolling in before dawn [Bridge] If the road keeps trying me I'll lean into the bend There’s a little red house on your street That still knows my name And when I knock, don't count the dust Don't count the hours lost Just open up and let me in Let the whole night cross [Final Chorus] I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) Save me a slice, keep it warm I'm rolling in before dawn I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) I'll be home for your birthday I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) I'll be home for your birthday (coming home) This old road can't keep me there I'm rolling in before dawn
