The sun is dipping low behind the rolling Tennessee hills Painting copper lines across the window and the sills I watch you standing there just leaning on the kitchen gate While the crickets start their singing and the evening gets late You've got that faded denim jacket wrapped around your frame And even after all these years I'm whispering your name It's the way you tilt your head when you're looking at the stars That makes me thankful for the journey and these old emotional scars 'Cause you're the steady beat within this worn-out country heart The light that finds the way when every morning starts to part From the dusty gravel roads to the neon city lights You're the only one I'm chasing through the quiet of the nights Yeah, you're my Sunday morning prayer and my Saturday night dance The only one I'll ever give a lifetime of a chance We've seen the seasons change and the creek bed running dry Shared a thousand secrets underneath a wide and open sky There were times the harvest failed and the bills began to pile But I could make it through the winter just by looking at your smile You've got a way of making simple things feel like they're brand new Like the smell of morning coffee or the silver of the dew I don't need a pot of gold or a house upon a hill Long as I am standing with you when the world is standing still 'Cause you're the steady beat within this worn-out country heart The light that finds the way when every morning starts to part From the dusty gravel roads to the neon city lights You're the only one I'm chasing through the quiet of the nights Yeah, you're my Sunday morning prayer and my Saturday night dance The only one I'll ever give a lifetime of a chance It ain't always been a straight line, it's been a winding road But I wouldn't trade a single mile of the heavy load we towed Because every turn we took just led me back to you Solid as the oak tree and deep as the mountain blue 'Cause you're the steady beat within this worn-out country heart The light that finds the way when every morning starts to part From the dusty gravel roads to the neon city lights You're the only one I'm chasing through the quiet of the nights Yeah, you're my Sunday morning prayer and my Saturday night dance The only one I'll ever give a lifetime of a chance Just you and me and the moon tonight Everything is gonna be alright Yeah, everything is alright In this worn-out country heart.
