[Intro]
[lead guitar in octaves, call-and-response]
Sun going down
Dust on the mirror, on the dash
Your name
Caught in the back of my throat
[Verse 1]
Old brown boots
By the back door where you left them
Coffee cup ring
On the counter by your note
Radio hums
Same sad song you used to sing to
I turn it down
But your echo doesn’t go
[Chorus]
You’re on my mind tonight
Like a ghost in the porch light
Like a prayer I keep saying wrong
You’re on my mind tonight
Every mile, every stop sign
Like a word hanging on my tongue
Can’t shake the taste of goodbye
You’re on my mind tonight
[Verse 2]
I pass that bar
Neon beer sign through the treeline
That June night glow
On your cheekbones when you laughed
We talked too long
In the bed of your old pickup
Said “see you soon”
Didn’t know it was the last
[Chorus]
[Bridge 1]
[band drops, ambient pads swell]
Tell me, are you staring at the ceiling too?
Tracing all the could’ve, all the should’ve we blew
I keep reaching
For a hand that’s not here
Still feels near
[Verse 3]
Friends all say
Time will turn this into “remember”
I nod along
Change the subject, sip my drink
But every joke
Has an aftertaste of almost
Every smile
Has a space where you should be
[Chorus]
[Bridge 2]
[low vocal register, fingerpicked guitar]
If I called you now
Would it open up an old wound?
Or would you laugh
Say you still hum that same tune?
I keep dialing
In my head, then I freeze
Heart on its knees
[Verse 4]
Moon climbs high
Painting silver on the gravel
Screen door creaks
Like it’s waiting for your boots
I lock it twice
Like I’m keeping in a secret
Truth is, babe
I’m just locking in the proof
[Chorus]
[Bridge 3]
[crescendo, full band]
Maybe the road
Will bend our lines together again
Maybe this ache
Is just love learning to mend
Till that day comes
I ride the quiet and the noise
Your name, my choice
[Outro]
[lead guitars echo vocal melody in octaves]
On my mind tonight
Soft as the dust in the headlight shine
On my mind tonight
Fade of your laugh in the pines
On my mind
On my mind tonight