Running on empty

Verse 1

There’s a road in my mind, it don’t turn back

White dust line and a broken track

I’ve been walking it my whole damn life

One more step, then another night

No voice calling, no hand to hold

Just the sound of my blood running cold

If there’s an end, it don’t show itself

So I walk it alone like I always have

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Chorus

I’m running on empty, still I go

Got nothing left but the need to move

I don’t know why I’m still upright

I just keep walking through the night

No fire left, no saving grace

Just miles and time and a steady pace

I don’t need answers, I don’t need home

I’m just a man walking skin and bone

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Verse 2

Every thought’s just a passing mile

Every memory wears me down

I don’t fight them, I let them pass

Like towns I never meant to stop at

I’ve carried weight I never named

Let it sit in my chest like shame

If I ever stop and lay it down

I don’t know what I’d be without

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Chorus

I’m running on empty, still I go…

Just skin and bone

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Bridge

(Half-time, quieter)

If there’s rest, it’s not for me

If there’s peace, I can’t see

Maybe it’s just closing my eyes

And letting the road decide

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Final Chorus (More resigned than lifted)

I’m running on empty, that’s the truth

Been that way since I was young

I don’t chase dreams, I don’t ask why

I just keep time till the days run dry

If I find rest, it won’t be loud

It won’t come fast, it won’t come proud

I don’t need heaven, I don’t need hope

Just one place I can lay these bones

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Outro

Still walking…

Still skin and bone.