Half a Tank of Hope

[Intro – soft electric guitar with country twang, distant highway ambience, warm bass pulse, II playing restrained ghost notes] Half a tank of hope Half a heart that still believes Half a tank of hope Half a heart that still believes [Verse 1 – Wolf warm and conversational] Coffee in a paper cup Dashboard glowing after dark Missed a turn somewhere back there Still got fuel enough to start Life don't look like movie scenes Dreams don't shine the way they did But the people waiting for me Still make all this worth the trip [Pre-Chorus] I ain't got the answers I ain't got a master plan But I've got these tired hands And a reason to drive on [Chorus – huge, catchy, easy to sing] Half a tank of hope Still enough to get me home Windows down, radio low Singing to the great unknown Half a tank of hope Still enough to carry on I don't know where this road will end But I know I'm not done [Verse 2 – slightly more optimistic] Some days feel like empty miles Some days hit like summer rain Some days all you've really got Is laughing through the pain Maybe that's enough sometimes Maybe that's what living means Finding little lights to follow When you can't see past the beams [Pre-Chorus] I ain't getting younger But I ain't through yet [Chorus] Half a tank of hope Still enough to get me home Windows down, radio low Singing to the great unknown Half a tank of hope Still enough to carry on I don't know where this road will end But I know I'm not done [Bridge – stripped back, almost spoken] The glass ain't full The glass ain't empty It's what you've got So raise it high Here's to old scars New mornings Wrong turns Good people And one more mile [Final Chorus – biggest release] Half a tank of hope Still enough to get me home Windows down, radio low Singing to the great unknown Half a tank of hope Still enough to carry on I don't know where this road will end But I know I'm not done Half a tank of hope Half a heart that still believes Half a tank of hope Half a heart that still believes [Outro – guitars, pedal steel, Wolf smiling softly] Still enough. Still enough. Still enough to get me home.