Verse 1 Left that town with a tank half full Rearview mirror and a heart gone dull Sheriff’s lights faded somewhere behind Ain’t much left that I still call mine Gravel roads and a cheap motel Bottle talks when the night gets hell Every mile puts the past to rest But the past keeps riding in my chest Chorus I got dust on my boots and smoke in my lungs Too many lies and a loaded tongue Highway singing like an old sad hymn I keep outrunning what I’ve been No map, no prayer, no place called home Just broken white lines and the dark unknown If the devil’s waiting at the county line He’s been chasing me my whole damn life Verse 2 Old guitar in the backseat case Still smells like her and yesterday Radio plays some dying tune Moonlight hanging like a noose Truck stop coffee, 3 AM Don’t ask where and don’t ask when Some men settle, some men run I was born somewhere between both ones Chorus I got dust on my boots and smoke in my lungs Too many lies and a loaded tongue Highway singing like an old sad hymn I keep outrunning what I’ve been No map, no prayer, no place called home Just broken white lines and the dark unknown If the devil’s waiting at the county line He’s been chasing me my whole damn life Bridge Maybe freedom ain’t peace at all Maybe freedom’s just a longer fall But I’d rather bleed beneath these stars Than die pretending behind locked bars Final Chorus I got dust on my boots and scars that stay Sunrise never washes them away Road keeps calling like a sinner’s song And I’ve been gone too damn long No church bell gonna save this soul Too far gone and too cold to fold If redemption’s somewhere down the line I’ll meet it when I run outta time**
