[Intro] Vinyl crackle on my flannel sleeve Phone screen glow in the dark driveway I got your hoodie in the passenger seat And your name in my smoke-free ashtray [Verse 1] You at the motel off Route nine I’m on the porch with a borrowed sky Text goes through when the bars align Then it fades when the trucks roll by I keep two quarters in my boot top For the payphone near the feed store lot You say, “Baby, don’t let this cool off” I say, “Love don’t rust, it just gets hot” [Pre-Chorus] Count the miles when the night gets loud I can hear your laugh through the thundercloud Hold that line when the whole world bends We don’t break, we just stretch again [Chorus] Count the miles, not days Count the miles, babe I’ll come back your way I’ll come back your way Long road, same heart Long road, same heart Count the miles, not days Count the miles, babe [Verse 2] Your lipstick mark on my coffee cup Little red stain when the sun comes up You in my T-shirt, me in your truck Two states apart and still in luck I wear your ring on a leather cord When the county fair gets a little too short Every last song at the county store Feels like your hand on my worn-out chord [Pre-Chorus] Count the miles when the night gets loud I can hear your laugh through the thundercloud Hold that line when the whole world bends We don’t break, we just stretch again [Chorus] Count the miles, not days Count the miles, babe I’ll come back your way I’ll come back your way Long road, same heart Long road, same heart Count the miles, not days Count the miles, babe [Bridge] If the map says far, let it talk I know your steps in my head, I walk Past the dust, past the doubt, past the rain You say my name, I feel the chain [Break] One more county One more county Then I’m home [Final Chorus] Count the miles, not days Count the miles, babe I’ll come back your way I’ll come back your way Long road, same heart Long road, same heart Count the miles, not days Count the miles, babe
