[Verse 1]
I rolled through forty-eight states
One map, one tank, one prayer
Eighteen wheeler under me
Just me and the long dark air
I saw the river banks turn gold
I saw the salt flat burn
Every line in the pavement
Had a lesson I could learn
[Pre-Chorus]
And when the miles got heavy
I said, "Lord, stay close"
He met me in the mirror
When I needed Him most
[Chorus]
Forty-eight states, and I’m still standing
(Me and Jesus on the open road)
Forty-eight states, and I’m still landing
(Me and Jesus on the open road)
The curve came hard
My heart came home
Forty-eight states
I was never alone
[Verse 2]
I talked to You at sunrise
I talked to You at dusk
By a diner in New Mexico
By a church with faded dust
You heard my busted questions
You knew my tired hands
And every bend in the highway
Looked like Your bigger plan
[Pre-Chorus]
The road would turn beside me
Then my fear would turn to song
Your voice was in the silence
Saying, "Keep rolling on"
[Chorus]
Forty-eight states, and I’m still standing
(Me and Jesus on the open road)
Forty-eight states, and I’m still landing
(Me and Jesus on the open road)
The curve came hard
My heart came home
Forty-eight states
I was never alone
[Bridge]
Steel in my bones
Storm on the glass
I was forged in the distance
I was built to last
And every heart to heart
Under heaven’s wide roof
Was a fire in the cab
And a road that told the truth
[Final Chorus]
Forty-eight states, and I’m still standing
(Me and Jesus on the open road)
Forty-eight states, and I’m still landing
(Me and Jesus on the open road)
The curve came hard
My heart came home
Forty-eight states
I was never alone
(Me and Jesus)
(Me and Jesus)
On the open road