"The Last Roadtrip"  Ghost Stories 2015 Tidal Action Music/SOCAN

Lyrics

THE LAST ROADTRIP
SLIDE BEHIND THE WHEEL TURN THE KEY
YOU HEAR THAT OLD V8 ENGINE START TO HUM
IT’S STILL TWO HOURS NOW BEFORE THE DAWN
BUT DAMN IT’S COLD HERE BEFORE THE MORNING SUN
THIS TOWN IS TIRED
ALL THE STREETLIGHTS BLINK AT ALL
THE BOARDED UP WINDOWS STANDING 
ROW ON ROW
I FILLED THE TANK LATE LAST NIGHT
BUT WHERE I GET TO ONLY HEAVEN KNOWS

THERE’S A LONG LONELY HIGHWAY
RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS
AND IT’S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE I COULD CRAWL
SOMETIMES WHEN THIS OLD WORLD BRINGS ME DOWN
I GET IN MY TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY FROM IT ALL
NOW THE DAY GROWS HOT AND ALL THE MILES FALL BEHIND
THE RADIO JUMPS TO LIFE WITH EVERY PASSING TOWN
THE TALK SHOWS ARE ALL FULL OF FEAR
EVERYBODY’S WONDERING IF NOW’S THE TIME 
THAT WE’RE ALL GOING DOWN
THERE’S A LONG LONELY HIGHWAY
RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS
AND IT’S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE I COULD CRAWL
SOMETIMES WHEN THIS OLD WORLD BRINGS ME DOWN
I GET IN MY TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY FROM IT ALL 
SO THERE IS A ROAD THAT DOESN’T GO NOWHERE
WHEN YOUR TANK IS DRY AND YOU CAN’T PAY YOUR WAY
SO THE CHROME RUSTS IN DRIED OUT EMPTY FIELDS
AND AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE DREAM DIED TODAY
THERE’S A LONG LONELY HIGHWAY
RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS
AND IT’S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE I COULD CRAWL
SOMETIMES WHEN THIS OLD WORLD BRINGS ME DOWN
I GET IN MY TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY FROM IT ALL
SOMETIMES WHEN THIS OLD WORLD BRINGS ME DOWN
I GET IN MY TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY FROM IT ALL
DRIVE AWAY FROM IT ALL