Sun comes up on a gravel drive Cornfields waking, stretching wide Carry your drink in a travel cup Buick coughing, warming up County road and a faded sign "Michigan — 15 miles" Radio's barely pulling in But it’s enough to make me grin Wind through the open window Flat land rolling slow I'm driving two-lane through Northern Indiana Sky so big it don't need an answer Grain silos shining like silver guitars Train tracks humming under the stars From Elkhart down to the river bend Where the summer never really ends Just me, the road, and the heartland song Midwest miles rolling all day long Red barn leaning just a bit Old dog sleeping next to it Water tower painted blue High school colors coming through Friday lights in a small-town glow Dust kicks up where the backroads go Gas station screen door slams again "Y’all come back now," from an old friend Windmills turning lazy Fields in shades of hazy green I'm driving two-lane through Northern Indiana Sky so big it don't need an answer Grain silos shining like silver guitars Train tracks humming under the stars From Mishawaka to Michigan line Where the lake breeze cools the summertime Just me, the road, and the heartland song Midwest miles rolling all day long Lake Michigan sunset burning gold Stories in the roads that never get old Screen door laughter, lightning bugs County fair and pickup trucks You don't rush where the fields run wide You just let the daylight ride White clouds drifting slow Miles of green below Nothing fancy, nothing new Just a sky and a road and you I'm driving two-lane through Northen Indiana Windows down in mid-spring air Harvest moon hanging over the farms Radio playing old-time charm From Nappanee to rolling dunes Crickets singing summer tunes Just me, the road, and the heartland song Midwest miles rolling all day long Tail lights fading into night Cornfield shadows, firefly light Two-lane road and a quiet hum Michiana… here we come.
