SHE’S NOT THE ROAD

He wants her closer

If it was that easy 

He’d leave the highway’s 

cold shoulder, just to hold her 

But the songs he writes need gasoline 

They drive him across the country 

til that tip jar’s empty 

She’s not his next show

She’s not the next long drive

She’s not those rumble strips, warning him

When he’s crossed that line 

And gone too far 

She’s not the place he left his heart

She’s not the road

She packs his last box

Done with cold nights and withdrawals 

Waiting up for his calls

This is where it stops, she changes the locks

The songs he writes need gasoline 

They drive him across the country 

til he’s empty 

She’s not his next show

She’s not the next long drive

She’s not those rumble strips, warning him

When he’s crossed that line 

And gone too far 

She’s not the place he left his heart

She’s not the road