Verse
Sweat on the collarbone where the sun won't touch
Rust and engine oil along the veins of my wrist
Last night was a hundred miles of nothing left to lose
Your hand kept time against the dashboard while the sky went blue
We talked about tomorrow, we talked about how it felt like home
But every mile you sang a little louder until I couldn't hear the road anymore
Pre-Chorus
Can you feel it starting to turn around?
Is this the last light before we find our ground?
Tell me one more time if this is what we came for
Chorus
We were never quiet on these four wheels tonight
Every star that we crossed went brighter in your eyes
This town's got nothing but its fading sign
But I know where we're going, and it ain't gonna be fine
So let the engine cough and let the tires squeal
Cause when you're singing like this with me for real
We were never quiet on these four wheels tonight
And I don't want to be anything else
Not now, not ever, just the hum of the radio and you
And we were never quiet
Verse
Every diner has a plate that's still half full
Every gas station light keeps burning for us still
I stole a map from the counter where the payphone rings
You said it didn't matter, that with your hand in mine we could find our way across anything
We talked about settling down like some kind of myth
But when you laugh like this I know that's never what you mean
Pre-Chorus
Can you feel it starting to turn around?
Is this the last light before we find our ground?
Tell me one more time if this is what we came for
Chorus
We were never quiet on these four wheels tonight
Every star that we crossed went brighter in your eyes
This town's got nothing but its fading sign
But I know where we're going, and it ain't gonna be fine
So let the engine cough and let the tires squeal
Cause when you're singing like this with me for real
We were never quiet on these four wheels tonight
And I don't want to be anything else
Not now, not ever, just the hum of the radio and you
And we were never quiet
Bridge
I'd drive forever through the darkest mile if only you keep singing like this
No more towns, no more names, no more map to fold and save
Just your voice against mine, just the wheels on blacktop, just us in the dark
This is what I wanted when I asked for it all along
Not some quiet house with a white picket fence and a name
I asked for you at 2:47 under sodium light
And this is exactly how we end up tonight
We were never quiet, baby, not once, not ever
Chorus
We were never quiet on these four wheels tonight
Every star that we crossed went brighter in your eyes
This town's got nothing but its fading sign
But I know where we're going, and it ain't gonna be fine
So let the engine cough and let the tires squeal
Cause when you're singing like this with me for real
We were never quiet on these four wheels tonight
And I don't want to be anything else
Not now, not ever, just the hum of the radio and you
And we were never quiet
Outro
