[Verse 1] I left a ring in the sink A note on the door By the time I hit the blacktop It was already more Than a place I could leave Than a name I could drop I was driving so hard Just to make my mind stop [Pre-Chorus] But the map won’t fold Like the truth in my chest Every mile I take Just makes it come less [Chorus] Highway ghosts They ride with me Highway ghosts Won’t set me free I change the lane They change their shape Highway ghosts Don’t fade away [Verse 2] There’s a dent in the fender From that night in the rain And a scar on my hand That still knows the pain I tried sleeping in motion With the windows down But the same old shadow Kept hunting me down [Pre-Chorus] And the farther I go The louder it gets A hundred towns passed Still I carry what it’s left [Chorus] Highway ghosts They ride with me Highway ghosts Won’t set me free I change the lane They change their shape Highway ghosts Don’t fade away [Extended bridge featuring digital keyboard melody] [Bridge] If I pull over now Will you still be there? In the mirror, in the ditch A passenger here I can’t outrun What I can’t face So I slow this heart And try to hide my face [Final Chorus] Highway ghosts They ride with me Highway ghosts Won’t set me free I change the lane They change their shape Highway ghosts Don’t fade away Highway ghosts I know your names Highway ghosts I have to let you stay
