Lyrics
Well they burned up Ol' Diesel on the downtown line
And the smoke hides the stars in the August sky
Now the lifeblood we drank doesn't quite get us by
And I can't help but think that it's time
Now Sally I swear I didn't want it this way
I used to dream that our chrome would rust in the rain
That washed our blind hearts down the interstates
Gave us hope like a well-worn blade
That I drove into every jaded thought
I had of leaving you, so
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
If we're ever gonna bask in the glow
So I send my soul on the road
And leave my heart sitting there by the phone
In case you're ever alone
Well this town it sticks like tar to my bones
It covers my eyes and it keeps me alone
Away from the songs and the bleeding stones
We swore taught us all that we know
But the hell over my shoulder still gives me light
It tears me apart and makes me fear for my life
Was it there in the dust 'neath the Midwest skies?
Is it painted on my eyes?
It's the tired old haunt that took away
The fire that painted yours, but
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
If we're ever gonna bask in the glow
So I send my soul on the road
And leave my heart sitting there by the phone
In case you're ever alone
If I could meet your gaze and say I'm proud
Don't you think I'd do it here and now
Before I lose your name to the hum and howl
Of the river winds that cut downtown
And drag my desperate heart now towards
The only hope I know
So Sally it hurts to see the pain on your face
The cracks in your smile like the old roads that pave
Their way to redemption and saving grace
And the cadence that's calling my name
So I leave my hope lying on your bed
While I choke on what I should have said
With the Church Street bells ringing in my head
I kiss the wind on 35
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
If we're ever gonna bask in the glow
So I send my soul on the road
And leave my heart sitting there by the phone
In case you're ever alone
In case you're ever alone