Half Tank and Headlights

[Intro] Quarter past midnight Half tank left Enough to make it home… probably [Verse 1] Paper cup rattlin’ in the passenger seat Hands smell like cardboard and diesel heat Radio static and a low sad tune White lines glowin’ under a tired moon Clock-out dust still on my jeans Mind somewhere floatin’ in between One more county, one more town One more long way down [Pre-Chorus] And every mile marker feels like grace When all you want is your own place [Chorus] Half tank and headlights Holdin’ me together tonight Engine hum like a lullaby sound Carryin’ my worn soul homeward bound No big plans, no neon dreams Just dashboard glow and quiet streets Yeah the whole wide world can wait till dawn I got half a tank and I’m headed home [Verse 2] Gas station halo in the pouring rain Old cashier asks, “Long shift again?” I just laugh and grab cheap coffee Like it’s medicine honestly Back behind the wheel I roll Watching sleepy towns drift slow Every porch light feels like proof Somebody made it home too [Pre-Chorus] And I swear these tires know the way Better than my tired brain [Chorus] Half tank and headlights Holdin’ me together tonight Windows cracked for the cool night breeze And a little peace finally reaches me No spotlight life, no silver screen Just quiet roads and gasoline Yeah the whole wide world can wait till dawn I got half a tank and I’m headed home [Bridge] Somewhere between exhausted and free That’s where the night keeps carryin’ me Not lost… not found… Just finally winding down [Final Chorus] Half tank and headlights Last few miles under soft street lights Driveway waitin’ like a finish line After another overtime night And when I kill the engine slow There ain’t a better feelin’ I know Yeah the whole hard day is finally gone With half a tank and headlights home [Outro] Engine tickin’ in the dark… Porch light on… Made it again…