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
