Wherever You Ain’t

[Instrumental] [Verse 1] You left your boots by the door, dust on the buckle and heel Note on the counter said “sorry,” like that could tell me what’s real Banjo in my chest warps slow, strings bendin’ under the weight Kettle drums pound in my ribcage, askin’ if you met your fate [Chorus] Did you run off with the sunrise, chasin’ some city sky? Or did the dark of the highway swallow you down in the night? I keep hearin’ that warped banjo, pickin’ through every fear If you ain’t gone ‘cause you hate me, then why ain’t you back here? [Post-Chorus] Boom-crack, heart attack, tambourines screamin’ your name Hillbilly drill in my veins, and I can’t dull down the pain Wherever you ain’t, girl, that’s where my mind still roams Lost in the reverb of you not comin’ home [Verse 2] Sheriff said, “Son, she’s grown, people just leave sometimes” But he ain’t seen that last look, glitchin’ in my mind rewinds Banjo bends out of tunin’, like time itself came unglued Every echo of your laughin’ sounds a little more like bad news [Chorus] Did you run off with the sunrise, chasin’ some city sky? Or did the dark of the highway swallow you down in the night? I keep hearin’ that warped banjo, pickin’ through every fear If you ain’t gone ‘cause you hate me, then why ain’t you back here? [Post-Chorus] Boom-crack, heart attack, tambourines screamin’ your name Distorted steel in my chest, every beat fans the flame Wherever you ain’t, girl, that’s where my mind still roams Caught in the feedback of you not comin’ home [Verse 3] I scroll your ghost on the phone, green dot that never glows I ride past all of our places, chasin’ your shadow and smoke Kettle drums like a war, marchin’ my doubts in a line If you just quit lovin’ me, why won’t you just cross my mind? [Chorus] Did you run off with the sunrise, chasin’ some city sky? Or did the dark of the highway swallow you down in the night? I keep hearin’ that warped banjo, pickin’ through every fear If you ain’t gone ‘cause you hate me, then why ain’t you back here? [Post-Chorus] Boom-crack, heart attack, tambourines screamin’ your name Every echo off these hills comes back soundin’ the same Wherever you ain’t, girl, that’s where my mind still roams Stuck in the breakdown of you not comin’ home [Bridge] Is it taillights, or is it trouble? Is it goodbye, or is it gone? Is it fallin’ out of love, or did the dark drag you along? Banjo bending space and time, drums distortin’ every sign If you’re breathin’ somewhere new, why can’t you just say you’re fine? [Chorus] Did you run off with the sunrise, chasin’ some city sky? Or did the dark of the highway swallow you down in the night? I keep hearin’ that warped banjo, pickin’ through every fear If you ain’t gone ‘cause you hate me, then why ain’t you back here? [Post-Chorus] Boom-crack, heart attack, tambourines screamin’ your name Cowboy bebop in my brain, ridin’ this glitch in the rain Wherever you ain’t, girl, that’s where my mind still roams Lost in the echo of you not comin’ home