Heaven or Home

Verse

The lights are off in the shop, the iron is cold

I’m the last one to leave with a story to be told

Eighteen hours of hauling and lifting steel

My back feels like it’s breaking, my vision is a wheel

I’m rubbing my eyes, trying to clear the haze

Just one more winding road and I’ll forget my days

I push the key in the ignition, the old truck starts to hum

Tired as hell, man, and I haven’t had 'em since 'em

Chorus

Yeah, I’m tired as hell, I’m running on fumes

Just a long stretch of asphalt and a pair of gloomy dunes

I’m fading fast with the turn of a key

I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Yeah, I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Verse

The radio is static, skipping through the air

I’m nodding off at the stop sign, the engine’s in gear

I see a motel sign blinking red in the mist

But I’m thinking of my porch light, hoping she’s still kissed

Is it a cold bed in a room with a view of the rain?

Or is it the couch on the living room floor, looking the same?

I’m driving blind, the road is a ribbon of grey

My soul is so heavy, I couldn’t find my way

Chorus

Yeah, I’m tired as hell, I’m running on fumes

Just a long stretch of asphalt and a pair of gloomy dunes

I’m fading fast with the turn of a key

I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Yeah, I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Bridge

I’m crossing the state line, the sun is going down

I’m trading my dreams for a pillow and a crown

Of silence and sleep, whatever comes my way

I don’t care if it’s holy ground or I’m just drifting astray

My foot’s on the gas, my eyes are closing tight

I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Verse

The coffee’s gone cold, the taste is like tar

I’m drifting into the shoulder, driving way too far

But I gotta keep moving, gotta find a place to rest

Before the asphalt swallows me whole, puts me to the test

I’m looking for comfort, I’m looking for peace

I don’t care if I’m rich or I’m on my last knees

Just a bed, a blanket, and a dark of the night

I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Chorus

Yeah, I’m tired as hell, I’m running on fumes

Just a long stretch of asphalt and a pair of gloomy dunes

I’m fading fast with the turn of a key

I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Yeah, I’m asking myself, is it Heaven or Home I’m going to one tonight?

Outro

Yeah... tired as hell.

Heaven or Home...

Just drive me there.

(Engine fades out)