Verse 1]
I ain't seen my front porch in over three hundred days
Been sleepin’ in motels and highway cafes
Work boots by the bed, bottle by the sink
I try not to feel, so I don't have to think
[Verse 2]
There's a picture of home in my worn-out wallet
I stare at her smile, then reach for the faucet
Wash down the guilt with a burn in my throat
Then lie to myself like that's all she wrote
[Chorus]
I’m just a name on a check, a voice on the phone
Runnin’ from demons I call work and alone
I swear every drink’s the last one I take
But I break that promise like roads I make
I miss who I was, and I miss her face
But I'm stuck between miles and mistakes
[Verse 3]
The foreman's bark, the engine’s roar
Keep me too tired to want any more
But when the night comes and the quiet sets in
The bottle’s my only familiar friend
[Bridge]
She begged me to stay, I swore I'd provide
But I traded her love for the pain I hide
Now the house lights are off, and the door's locked tight
And I’m drunk-dialin’ ghosts in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
Yeah, I’m just a shadow in some faraway town
Watchin’ my world all crumble down
I swear every drink’s the last one I take
But I keep findin’ new ways to break
And I miss who I was, and I miss her grace
But I’m lost between miles and mistakes
[Outro]
So pour one more for the road I chose
A man with a job, but nothin’ to show
If I make it back, it might be too late
Still chasin’ a home through miles and mistakes