[Verse 1]
Sunrise in the rearview
Coffee in a paper cup
Old scars on my knuckles
New town comin' up
Dust on my denim jacket
Name tag on the motel key
I only feel like someone
When the road keeps callin’ me
[Chorus]
I’m a highway runner
White lines under my wheels
Chasin’ down another
Place to prove I’m real
I burn my doubts like summer
In the heat of the steel
I’m a highway runner
And I don’t know how to heal
[Verse 2]
Gas station glow at midnight
Grease stain on the map I fold
Phone full of missed connections
Heart full of half-told jokes
You said I’d die of distance
Said I’d drown in open sky
But I breathe best in the crosswind
With the past in my taillights
[Chorus]
I’m a highway runner
White lines under my wheels
Chasin’ down another
Place to prove I’m real
I burn my doubts like summer
In the heat of the steel
I’m a highway runner
And I don’t know how to heal
[Bridge]
If I stop
Will I vanish?
If I stay
Will I rust?
So I trade one more exit
For one more hit of trust (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m a highway runner
White lines under my wheels
Chasin’ down another
Place to prove I’m real
I burn my doubts like summer
In the heat of the steel
I’m a highway runner
Yeah
I’m highway real