Wiskey wheels

Verse 1

He rolled out before the sunrise, another long-haul on his back

Three weeks of empty highways, chasing lines of faded black

He called her from the truck-stop, but her voice was cold and thin

He felt the distance growing, though he was trying to hold it in

Verse 2

When he pulled up to their doorway, dust settling on his boots

He found her note upon the table, saying “Baby, I’m cutting loose”

No goodbye, no reason given, just a ring left in the light

And the echoes of their memories turning shadows in the night

Chorus

Now it’s whiskey on the wheel,

And pain he’s trying not to feel

His friends say he’s been slipping, drifting too far down the line

’Cause every mile he rolls,

Takes a little from his soul

He’s a ghost behind the windshield, and he’s running out of time

Verse 3

He works long just to numb it, keeps the radio turned low

But the songs just make him wonder where the hell did their love go

He don’t sleep much anymore, except when the bottle lets him fall

And the darkness keeps on calling, like it knows him best of all

Bridge

They found him by the diesel pumps, staring out into the rain

Said, “Son, you gotta slow it down, you’re drowning in your pain”

But he just shook his head, whispered, “Boys, I got nothing left to lose”

Then he climbed back in that Truck and vanished in the Nights

Final Chorus

Now it’s whiskey on the wheel,

And wounds that never heal

His friends still hope he’ll make it, though he’s fading down the line

’Cause every mile he takes,

Is another heart that breaks

He’s a shadow on the highway, and he’s running out of time

Outro

Yeah, she left him for the silence, and the silence never lies

Now he’s married to the highway, under broken moonlit skies