Lyrics
Verse 1
The engine’s groaning, a heavy metallic sound
Leaving Nashville echoes in the frozen ground
I saw the lightning strike over Abilene
The darkest sky that I have ever seen
Chasing shadows through a Memphis rain
Trying to outrun the ghost of my own name.
Chorus
It’s a slow grind, moving through the rust
Turning every memory into desert dust
From the delta mud to the mountain peak
I’m the only one left with the strength to speak
The rhythm’s heavy and the world is black
I’m heading West and I ain’t looking back.
Verse 2
The dust is rising high in Santa Fe
While the city lights start to fade away
Skipped the neon traps, didn't stop for the lights
Just the desert wind through the Phoenix nights
I’m a king of nothing, a shadow on the wall
Waiting for the Denver snow to fall.
Bridge
Austin was fire...
Chicago was steel...
Holding the weight of the steering wheel...
No luck, no games, just the open road
Carrying the spark of a heavy load.
Verse 3
I see the bridges burning over Portland town
Watching all the old walls tumbling down
From the Jersey docks to the L.A. heat
The rhythm’s pounding underneath my feet
The bass is a hammer, the guitar is a blade
In this dark country, the debt is paid.
Outro
Detroit...
Tucson...
Seattle...
Just a Joker’s wink in the rearview mirror...