Verse
Packed the cooler in the back of the truck
Sweat on your neck, sun's climbing through
We left at midnight when it was still dark
Barely 20 and we're burning like a spark
Chugging down gravel where the pavement ends
Engine coughing like an old friend
I can see the windscreen fogging up slow
You grab my hand so nobody lets go
Pre-Chorus
So what do you say, do we keep moving on
Or pull over right before it gets gone
Chorus
Gates open wide, gates open wide
We're chasing sun and we won't be denied
Gates open wide, we break free tonight
Sunlight streaming in like a light
Gates open wide, gates open wide
We own the highway 'til morning's pride
Verse
Gas gauge reading red down to zero
Radio spitting static on the stereo
Tailpipe coughing up a little smoke
You laugh and I say drive slow, don't choke
Chewing on the hem of your shirt sleeve
Feeling like we're floating off our seat
No maps in the glovebox where we put them
Just this endless stretch between us
Pre-Chorus
So what do you say, do we keep moving on
Or pull over right before it gets gone
Chorus
Gates open wide, gates open wide
We're chasing sun and we won't be denied
Gates open wide, we break free tonight
Sunlight streaming in like a light
Gates open wide, gates open wide
We own the highway 'til morning's pride
Bridge
Maybe this is it, maybe we just found it
Or maybe tomorrow comes with its own map unspun
Either way, I wouldn't trade the view
Cause right now we got nothing but this engine too
Chorus
Gates open wide, gates open wide
We're chasing sun and we won't be denied
Gates open wide, we break free tonight
Sunlight streaming in like a light
Gates open wide, gates open wide
We own the highway 'til morning's pride
