[Verse 1]
Cracked map in the glovebox
Coffee stain on state line two
Windows down
That faded station
Keeps drifting out of tune
You laugh at how the wind
Steals the words right from my mouth
Saying “we’ve been leaving for years
We just finally headed out”
[Chorus]
Every mile
Mile marker heart
Counting lines in the dark
Rolling past these rusted barns and broken signs
If it’s you in this passenger seat
I don’t care where this highway leads
We get lost
We get loud
We get free
On the way to who we’ll be
[Verse 2]
Cheap motel off Exit 9
Ice machine that sang all night
You traced shapes on the ceiling
Said “home might feel like this sometime”
Morning light through plastic curtains
You danced around your open bag
Wearing yesterday’s T-shirt
And a brand new kind of laugh
[Chorus]
Every mile
Mile marker heart
Counting lines in the dark
Rolling past these rusted barns and broken signs
If it’s you in this passenger seat
I don’t care where this highway leads
We get lost
We get loud
We get free
On the way to who we’ll be
[Bridge]
[Band drops to a soft shuffle
Violin takes a wandering melody]
We’ve outrun a few good plans
Outgrown a couple towns
Left some words on paper napkins
Tables we can’t find now
But you tap that rhythm on the dashboard
Like you always do (yeah)
I swear the road leans in
Just to listen to you (oh)
[Chorus]
Every mile
Mile marker heart
Counting lines in the dark
Rolling past these rusted barns and broken signs
If it’s you in this passenger seat
I don’t care where this highway leads
We get lost
We get loud
We get free
On the way to who we’ll be
On the way to who we’ll be (hey)
Just you
This road
And me