[Verse 1]
She was fifteen feet from the lane
But miles from home in her brain
Concrete walls on every side
Hot asphalt, nowhere to hide
Bus tires hiss in the rain
She kept her shoes in her hand
Looking for a crack in the gray
Trying to find a way
[Pre-Chorus]
Every exit looked the same
Every sign just swallowed her name
She said, "Somebody hear me now"
But the sound kept bending down
[Chorus]
Lost on the highway
Lost on the highway
Concrete on both sides
No place to stay
Lost on the highway
Lost on the highway
She keeps running circles
Till she fades away
[Verse 2]
A chain-link fence with bent-out teeth
A soda can crushed underneath
Headlights smear like broken glass
Cars keep bleeding past
She tried to count the overpass
Tried to map it on her jeans
But the lines all slipped away
Like smoke through the seams
[Pre-Chorus]
Every exit looked the same
Every sign just swallowed her name
She said, "Somebody hear me now"
But the sound kept bending down
[Chorus]
Lost on the highway
Lost on the highway
Concrete on both sides
No place to stay
Lost on the highway
Lost on the highway
She keeps running circles
Till she fades away
[Bridge]
Then the sky went iron-dark
A siren cut through the bark
She saw her shadow on the wall
And watched it start to fall
No map, no mercy, no door
Just the roar of the road
She called one last time for more
Then let the feeling go
[Final Chorus]
Lost on the highway
Lost on the highway
Concrete on both sides
No place to stay
Lost on the highway
Lost on the highway
She keeps running circles
Till she fades away