Prompt / Lyrics
Midnight bleeding on a rusted hood Diesel heart where a man once stood CB whisper like a devil’s prayer White lines running but they ain’t nowhere Gravel voice and a coffee cup Forty tons and I’m wound too tight Headlights carving through the sin Like a blade in the throat of the night [Pre-Chorus] Radio static, mile marker 9 Got regrets riding shotgun in my mind [Chorus] I’m a blacktop ghost on an 18 ride Chrome-plated sinner with nowhere to hide Dark long nights and a broken past Just me and the engine burning gas Wind howls low like it knows my name Every town looks the damn same I keep rolling so I don’t feel Steel horse heart and a dead man’s wheel [Verse 2] Truck stop neon flickers red Like a warning light inside my head Jukebox crying some old sad tune Moon hanging like a noose in June Got a picture taped above the dash Edges curled from the years that passed Every mile just digs it deeper Every sunrise hits me cheaper [Pre-Chorus] Tar snakes twist like a loaded lie Can’t outrun what’s behind my eyes [Chorus] I’m a blacktop ghost on an 18 ride Chrome-plated sinner with nowhere to hide Dark long nights and a broken past Just me and the engine burning gas Wind howls low like it knows my name Every town looks the damn same I keep rolling so I don’t feel Steel horse heart and a dead man’s wheel [Bridge – Half-Time / Heavy] Throttle down, let the demons chase Rearview mirror full of her face If the Lord’s up there, He don’t speak Just thunder rumble and the brakes that squeak [Final Chorus – Bigger, Grittier] I’m a blacktop ghost on an 18 ride Ashes in the cab, nowhere to hide Dark long nights and a hollow prayer Exhaust smoke hanging in the air If I stop, I might break in two So I drive till the sky turns blue Eighteen wheels and a heart of steel Only thing left that I can feel
Tags
Dark country
Duration
3:31
Instrumental
No
Created
2/20/2026