Miles and Miles of Interstates

[Verse 1]
We loved so hard, so fast
Didn’t ask how long it’d last
Just your laugh in my old Ford
Your hand hangin’ out the door
We never talked ’bout leavin’
Just drove straight into the evenin’
Two hearts, two different states
Trustin’ time and twistin’ fate
[Chorus]
Miles and miles of interstates
Headlights, coffee at the breaks
Chasin’ somethin’ we couldn’t name
Same sky, but a different rain
You in your town, me in mine
Holdin’ on, fallin’ out of time
We loved so hard, we loved so brave
Across those miles and miles of interstates
[Verse 2]
You’d call from your porch swing
I’d lie ’bout how I’m sleepin’
Say, “One day I’ll cross that line” (one day)
Turn your highway into mine
But work came, money got tight
Excuses longer than the nights
We built dreams on cheap motel sheets
But our plans stayed in between
[Chorus]
Miles and miles of interstates
Gas receipts and folded maps fade
Talkin’ ’bout a house and kids someday
While every goodbye felt the same
You in your town, me in mine
Prayin’ for some kind of sign
We loved so hard, we loved so brave
Across those miles and miles of interstates
[Bridge]
Funny how a screen glows colder
When you’re just a voice on the phone
Hard to hold on to a shoulder
You’ve only seen in photos lately, alone
[Chorus]
Miles and miles of interstates
Stretch between the give and take
I still drive past our exit name
Roll the window down and say your name (oh, your name)
You in your town, me in mine
Guess we ran out of road and time
But I still feel that first heart-race
Across those miles and miles of interstates
[Outro]
We loved so hard, so fast
Didn’t know how long it’d last
Two hearts, two different states
And all these miles and miles of interstates

country, Gentle country ballad with male vocals, brushed snare and warm upright bass under a soft acoustic guitar bed; verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, pedal steel swells in the pre-chorus, and the chorus opens with wide harmonies and a subtle organ pad. Dynamic arc climbs slightly on each chorus, then falls to a stripped guitar-and-vocal final line that leaves the ache hanging in the air., ballad, soft