[Verse 1]
Dust on my boots
Rust on my ring
Coffee gone cold
Same old sting
Rain on the hood
Static in my head
Said I was fine
But my eyes stayed red
[Pre-Chorus]
I pulled off where the wheat fields end
Saw my own face in the glass again
Thought, “Boy, you ain’t the man you were”
Then the sky cracked open, I heard
[Chorus]
Thunder in the distance
Like a second chance calling my name (calling my name)
Lightning traced a promise
Down this broke‑down, two‑lane vein
I’d been driving with the headlights dim
Heart in the rearview, faith worn thin
But that storm rolled in, and the dark turned thin
And I found hope on the highway again
[Verse 2]
Exit 19
Boarded-up store
Left there a life
I don’t miss no more
Wind shook the sign
Made the letters sway
“Open” still hangs
On a locked-up day
[Pre-Chorus]
I killed the engine, let the silence talk
Heard every bruise in my own hard walk
Then a flash lit up that empty barn
Felt something new, like a lifted arm
[Chorus]
Thunder in the distance
Like a second chance calling my name (hey!)
Lightning traced a promise
Down this broke‑down, two‑lane vein
I’d been driving with the headlights dim
Heart in the rearview, faith worn thin
But that storm rolled in, and the dark turned thin
And I found hope on the highway again
[Bridge]
Maybe grace rides in on bad weather
Rips the sky, pulls broken pieces together
I raised my hands through the open door (oh)
Felt the past fall off like an old, frayed rope
[Chorus]
Thunder in the distance
Like a second chance calling my name (calling my name)
Lightning traced a promise
Down this broke‑down, two‑lane vein
I’m still driving with a scar or ten
But I’m riding front seat with hope again
Yeah, that storm rolled in, and the dark turned thin
And I found hope on the highway again (again)
Found hope on the highway again