Tearin' Up Blacktop

Intro

Yeah... (yeah)

Mmm-hmm

Verse

Tail lights fadin' in the gravel drive,

Cold six-pack ridin' shotgun tonight.

Radio's hummin' some old George Jones,

Tryin' to drown out the sound of you gone.

Boots still muddy from dancin' last fall,

Hat on the dash where you left it all.

Pedal to the floor on this county line road,

Chasin' tailwinds where the heartache don't go.

Chorus

I'm burnin' up miles, tearin' up blacktop,

Prayin' for whiskey to make this pain stop.

Yeah, I'm haulin' ass down these backroads bendin',

Tryin' to outrun what my heart ain't mendin'.

One more bend, one more beer, one more song,

Lord, give me strength to keep rollin' on.

Burnin' up miles, yeah, tearin' up blacktop,

Ain't stoppin' 'til this hurt runs dry.

Verse

Dashboard Jesus watchin' me cry,

Neon from the bar sign flickerin' by.

Your lipstick still smeared on that old rearview,

Mama's voice in my head sayin' "Boy, pull through."

Fields full of hay bales glowin' in the moon,

Fireflies dancin' like we used to do.

But every mile marker's callin' your name,

Damn it, darlin', this ain't no game.

Chorus

I'm burnin' up miles, tearin' up blacktop,

Prayin' for whiskey to make this pain stop.

Yeah, I'm haulin' ass down these backroads bendin',

Tryin' to outrun what my heart ain't mendin'.

One more bend, one more beer, one more song,

Lord, give me strength to keep rollin' on.

Burnin' up miles, yeah, tearin' up blacktop,

Ain't stoppin' 'til this hurt runs dry.

Bridge

Maybe tomorrow I'll turn this truck around,

Head back to that porch where our love was found.

But tonight I'm just a fool with a full tank of gas,

Runnin' from the man in the mirror lookin' back.

(Ohhh) Yeah...

Chorus

I'm burnin' up miles, tearin' up blacktop,

Prayin' for whiskey to make this pain stop.

Yeah, I'm haulin' ass down these backroads bendin',

Tryin' to outrun what my heart ain't mendin'.

One more bend, one more beer, one more song,

Lord, give me strength to keep rollin' on.

Burnin' up miles, yeah, tearin' up blacktop...

(tear-in' up blacktop)

Ain't stoppin'... no, ain't stoppin' 'til this hurt runs dry.

Outro

Yeah... (yeah)

Mmm-hmm... fade out.