Verse 1] Quarter tank, check engine light Backroad humming under Friday night Boots on the dash, ash in the tray Whole town talking but I drove away Got a voicemail from an old flame crying Said she seen my truck where the river bends hiding I don’t chase ghosts, I just outrun pain But both got a way of calling my name [Pre-Chorus] And these headlights cut through the dark Like a knife through a worn-out heart [Chorus] There’s rust on the radio Static in my soul Cheap beer sweating in the cupholder cold Every song sounds like goodbye tonight Like a memory burning in neon light Yeah I laugh too loud when I’m breaking down Still king of this nowhere town But every mile just keeps letting me know There’s rust on the radio [Verse 2] Buddy at the bar said “man you changed” I said pain’ll do that, ain’t life strange? Jukebox screaming some heartbreak tune While the moon hung low like a burnt-out bruise Saw your silhouette through cigarette smoke Hit me so hard I almost choked So I paid my tab, left cash and pride And let Tennessee whiskey be my guide [Pre-Chorus] These tires sing like a sad old choir Rolling sparks from a heart on fire [Chorus] There’s rust on the radio Static in my soul Cheap beer sweating in the cupholder cold Every song sounds like goodbye tonight Like a memory burning in neon light Yeah I laugh too loud when I’m breaking down Still king of this nowhere town But every mile just keeps letting me know There’s rust on the radio [Bridge] If loving you was gasoline Then baby I’m a wildfire scene Smoke rising from what we were Now your name just blurs and slurs [Final Chorus] There’s rust on the radio But I still let it play Broken songs for broken folks trying to escape Windows down while the night wind blows Past the fields and the telephone poles If healing comes, it’s taking slow Till then it’s me and this lonely road And a dashboard heart with nowhere to go Rust on the radio
