Dead end dust

Verse 1

Your taillights faded down a gravel road,

Left me choking on the dust you chose.

You wore a smile like a switchblade shine,

Cut me slow while calling me "mine."

Every whiskey night was another disguise,

I never saw the storm behind your eyes.

Now the porch swings with an empty chain,

And your name still rattles through the rain.

Chorus

Go on, run where the black crows fly,

You can't outrun what you leave behind.

Every lie is a mile on a dead-end road,

Every secret is another heavy load.

You broke my heart but not my will,

These old scars don't bleed—they kill.

I'll leave your memory buried in the pines,

Where the silence keeps what's no longer mine.

Verse 2

That old pickup knows every road we drove,

Every goodbye, every truth you never told.

Your perfume's gone, but the hurt remains,

Like tire tracks washed into the clay.

The jukebox still plays our favorite song,

But I don't stop—I just move along.

Some flames burn out without a sound,

Some hearts never get found.

Bridge

I don't need revenge to settle the score,

You're carrying enough forevermore.

The mirror sees what I finally know—

Some people only bring the cold.

Final Chorus

Go on, disappear into the midnight haze,

Fade like smoke from a reckless blaze.

I'll keep driving with the windows down,

Leaving your ghost in another town.

You took your shot, you missed my soul,

Now I'm stronger from losing control.

The night is long, but the dawn is mine...

And your shadow ends at the county line.

Outro

Just dust in the headlights...

A name I don't say...

And one more highway...

Pulling me away.