[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Headlights on the darkest hall again By Highway Forty’s shoulder bend, slow and steady Reaching out like hesitant hands For a stray cigarette on a rusted stand, broken and ready I lay down by the truck road’s edge Filled my eyes with the sky’s great spread Gazing up at a million suns So far away, so far away — so much night has just begun [Pre-Chorus] I was hanging mystified, alone in the galaxy Floating there, solid and pure — nothing at all, nothing at all Desert skies bigger than redwoods’ reach Bigger than the tallest trees I’ve ever seen [Chorus] And I was happy, unafraid Empty of everything that could fade Content in the quiet under the burning dome Time spun the stars ’til they felt like home And I headed west, my foot pressed down With wonder wide as the New Mexico crown [Verse 2 – optional extension] No sound but the hum of heat Dust and light where the desert sleeps Every mile pulled me through To the open road, to the endless blue And I kept that night in the back of my mind A compass rose I would always find
