Dust on the Dashboard

Verse 1

Got a little dust on the dashboard,

Little rust on the frame,

A thousand miles of wrong turns

Still couldn’t wash away your name.

There’s a photograph in the visor,

Faded edges, faded smile,

But every road I take tonight

Still runs through you somehow.

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Pre-Chorus

And these headlights keep chasing

The ghosts of who we used to be,

But every mile behind me

Feels a little more like freedom.

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Chorus

So let the radio sing loud,

Let the wheels keep spinning south,

Got the windows down,

Got your memory blowing out.

I’m not running from the past,

I’m just learning how to live,

With a little hurt,

And a whole lot left to give.

Yeah, there’s dust on the dashboard,

But the horizon’s looking clear,

And for the first time in a long time,

I think my future’s finally here.

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Verse 2

Saw your hometown in the rearview,

Didn’t feel the way it did,

No lightning strike, no heartbreak,

Just a chapter that had ended.

Funny how a broken road sign

Can point you where you need to go,

Sometimes getting lost is how

You finally find your soul.

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Pre-Chorus

And these old scars ain’t burdens,

They’re proof I made it through,

Every storm I ever weathered

Led me somewhere new.

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Chorus

So let the radio sing loud,

Let the wheels keep spinning south,

Got the windows down,

Got your memory blowing out.

I’m not running from the past,

I’m just learning how to live,

With a little hurt,

And a whole lot left to give.

Yeah, there’s dust on the dashboard,

But the horizon’s looking clear,

And for the first time in a long time,

I think my future’s finally here.

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Bridge

The sun sinks low behind me,

Paints the sky in shades of gold,

Funny how the road gets brighter

When you finally let things go.

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Final Chorus

So let the radio sing louder,

Let the whole damn county hear,

I’m done looking in the rearview,

Got my eyes set straight ahead.

There’s dust on the dashboard,

And dirt on these old tires,

But every mile I’m driving now

Feels a little more alive.

Yeah, there’s dust on the dashboard,

But the horizon’s crystal clear,

And for the first time in forever,

I know exactly why I’m here.