Verse 1
Saltwater dripping on the dashboard screen
Tow truck leaving a mile back down the highway line
Paper bag lunch you forgot at home
Coffee grounds spilled out where I thought you'd be
I said I'd drive till we found a place to call it home
You said that wasn't what made us whole
Pre-Chorus
Do we trade in the gold for something real?
Or do we follow the sunset instead?
Every promise turns into its own regret
Until the road stops turning, where do we put the bet?
Chorus
I'm chasing you down through the open air
Picking up the pieces when they go astray
We're building kingdoms and tearing them apart
But somehow this highway's where our hearts start
Paper crowns that rusted out a mile ago
Burning up into the smoke from your brake light show
Every broken dream gets left behind on gravel roads
Verse 2
You said you wanted open skies and miles of no one
I just wanted your hand when the engine stalled on two hundred
Sunlight glinting off a bottle that's been empty for hours
You told me not to worry, this was just what we were looking for
We pulled over by the river, the water's dark and wide
You drew a heart in the dust where the headlights used to shine
Pre-Chorus
Do we trade in the gold for something real?
Or do we follow the sunset instead?
Every promise turns into its own regret
Until the road stops turning, where do we put the bet?
Chorus
I'm chasing you down through the open air
Picking up the pieces when they go astray
We're building kingdoms and tearing them apart
But somehow this highway's where our hearts start
Paper crowns that rusted out a mile ago
Burning up into the smoke from your brake light show
Every broken dream gets left behind on gravel roads
Bridge
The radio cut out back at the last filling station sign
Your eyes were shining soft like the stars above the open line
I said I'm sorry, can we turn it around and start again?
You said the only thing that lasts is what you keep within
Not the gold or the kingdom, not the road or the sound
But just this quiet in between when everything came down
Chorus
I'm chasing you down through the open air
Picking up the pieces when they go astray
We're building kingdoms and tearing them apart
But somehow this highway's where our hearts start
Paper crowns that rusted out a mile ago
Burning up into the smoke from your brake light show
Every broken dream gets left behind on gravel roads
