[Verse 1]
She left the Big Orange Bar past two
Leather jacket, jeans, and boots
They fought in his truck the whole way home
Then he pulled off where the road turns lone
She said, “I’m done,” and slammed the door
Walked into the dark, ain’t been seen no more
No lights, no cars, no cell phone ping
Just silence settlin’ over everything
[Pre-Chorus]
He drove off like nothin’ wrong
But she’s been missin’ far too long
[Chorus]
Ooooh, she haunts Roan County now
Where the fog rolls in and justice drowns
Ooooh, they never found her bones
Just a jacket sleeve and a gravel road
He said she left — that’s all he gave
But the murdered here don’t get a grave
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[Verse 2]
He holed up in his daddy’s house
Deep in the holler, hidin’ out
Didn’t call, didn’t search her name
Didn’t cry, didn’t claim no shame
But her boy Jamie, strong and brave
Went on the news with tears and rage
Said, “Mama’s gone, we all know why
She didn’t leave — she didn’t lie”
[Pre-Chorus]
But Roan don’t speak when power stays
They turn their backs and look away
[Chorus]
Ooooh, she haunts Roan County’s hills
Where truth gets buried and pain sits still
Ooooh, her voice is in the rain
In every gust that groans her name
No body found, no charges made
Just whispers floatin’ through the glade
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[Verse 3]
Now folks say late on Copper Ridge
You’ll see her walkin’ near the bridge
Blue jeans torn, eyes gone cold
Just a ghost still searchin’ for her soul
A white moth lands where she was last
Jamie leaves flowers in the grass
Same date each year, he lights a flame
Says, “Mama’s gone, but I’ll speak her name”
[Pre-Chorus]
He says, “This town won’t say her truth
But I still hear her in the roots”
[Final Chorus]
Ooooh, she haunts Roan County nights
Where headlights flicker and fear bites
Ooooh, she’s callin’ through the pines
For someone brave to read the signs
He walked away, the law stood down
But Roan don’t sleep while she’s around
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[Outro – soft, fading]
She left the bar in blue jeans tight
Leather jacket, eyes like fight
And if you drive that bend alone
She just might walk your shadow home
MartinPayne
