[Verse 1]
I turn the key and go
Past the feed store sign
Dust on the windshield
Like the years on my mind
This road knows my name
Knows what I can't say
Every mile I take
Feels like a debt I pay
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep one hand on the wheel
One hand on the ache
Every wrong I carry
Every choice I made
If I could bend time
If I could take it back
[Chorus]
I need a drive tonight
Need to let it pass
Need a little distance
From the life I can't get back
I wish I could change it
I wish I could start again
Turn around, go home
And do it right this time
[Verse 2]
Mama's voice comes in
When the road gets still
All the things I lost
All the things I killed
A friend I let go
A love I broke in two
I hear my own heart
Telling me the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep one hand on the wheel
One hand on the ache
Every wrong I carry
Every choice I made
If I could bend time
If I could take it back
[Chorus]
I need a drive tonight
Need to let it pass
Need a little distance
From the life I can't get back
I wish I could change it
I wish I could start again
Turn around, go home
And do it right this time
[Bridge]
Pull into the dark
With the engine low
Facing every hurt
I was scared to know
Maybe I can't erase
What I put my soul through
But I can stay awake
And still become new
[Final Chorus]
I need a drive tonight
Need to let it pass
Need a little distance
From the life I can't get back
I wish I could change it
I wish I could start again
Turn around, go home
And do it right this time
Do it right this time
Do it right this time