[Verse 1]
Clock in
Cold coffee
Same four walls
Same stale air
Punch out past the evening
Sun’s already anywhere but here
Black boots by the doorway
Helmet on that crooked chair
Only when the motor’s roaring
I remember I was ever young out there
[Pre-Chorus]
All my friends got houses
Little faces in the frames
I just got these calloused hands
And a jacket with my name
[Chorus]
So I lean into the wind
Into the wind
On a highway I never shared
Got a full tank
Empty seat
And a voice that says “you never cared”
I gave my best years to the grind
Now the nights feel wide and spare
I ride harder
Ride farther
Down a highway I never shared
[Verse 2]
Late bar
Blue neon buzz
Couples in their Sunday clothes
I sip something cheap and bitter
Stare at all the almosts come and go
She laughs at some bad joke
Touches his arm like it’s routine
I look away
Back to the mirror
Ask a stranger who I’m supposed to be
[Pre-Chorus]
I could open with a story
About the roads that I have seen
But the words stall in my throat
Like the life that might’ve been
[Chorus]
So I lean into the wind
Into the wind
On a highway I never shared
Got a full tank
Empty seat
And a voice that says “you never cared”
I gave my best years to the grind
Signed my heart to wear and tear
I ride harder
Ride farther
Down a highway I never shared
[Bridge]
Maybe love was at a red light
Waving while I sped on by
Maybe I was looking past her
Eyes too fixed on “getting by”
Now my future’s in the rearview
All that chrome and gravel prayer
If you’re out there
If you’re listening
There’s still one open place right here
[Chorus]
As I lean into the wind
Into the wind
On a highway I’d like to share
Got a full tank
Open seat
And a heart that might still dare
I gave my best years to the grind
But I’m done pretending I don’t care
I ride softer
Ride slower
Searching for someone to share this highway
Someone to share this highway
If they’re out there
Anywhere