

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Coffee’s gone cold Sun’s barely up She’s tying that scarf ’round the pill box and the cup She smiles like it’s Sunday Says, “Go make that run” But I see her hands shaking When she reaches for my thumb [Chorus] I’m driving through the dark To keep the lights on back home Burning up my body So she don’t fight it alone Every mile I take Feels like losing you in parts I’m working double time And paying with my heart [Verse 2] Radiation Tuesdays Payday’s always late I kiss her in the driveway Taste metal, fear, and faith Truck cab full of overtime Paperwork and prayers Her name on that clipboard My name in the air [Chorus] I’m driving through the dark To keep the lights on back home Burning up my body So she don’t fight it alone Every mile I take Feels like losing you in parts I’m working double time And paying with my heart [Bridge] What good is all this money If the cost of it is you? (oh baby) I’d trade every last mile For one day we didn’t lose But the rent and the medicine Both come due at once So I crawl back in that cab And I bleed into the front [Chorus] I’m driving through the dark To keep the lights on back home Burning up my body So she don’t fight it alone If I beat that clock Maybe time won’t pull us apart I’m working double time And paying with my heart Yeah I’m working double time And praying for your heart
Tags
country, Slow, swampy dark country blues in 6/8 with upright bass and a low, resonant male vocal. Fingerpicked resonator guitar and brushed snare shuffle under a sparse organ pad. Verses stay hushed and intimate; chorus opens with thicker harmonies and a subtle slide guitar answering the vocal. Final chorus leans into cracked, emotional delivery with a lingering guitar tail., country blues
4:26
No
1/21/2026