[Verse 1] Sun lay low on the guardrail Painted gold on my hood Tires hummin' that old road prayer Like I knew they would I got a cracked cup of coffee And a map gone soft at the fold Just me and the evening wind And a heart too tired to hold [Pre-Chorus] Mmm, the day let go Slow like a loaded sigh I rolled past the billboards Watchin' that red sky die [Chorus] Rollin' down the highway Rollin' where the hurt can breathe Rollin' down the highway Let the long road carry me Oh, I been bent but I ain't broken Oh, I'm still here, can't you see? Rollin' down the highway Let the long road carry me [Verse 2] I passed a church with the porch light on And a boy kickin' dust by the gate An old dog sleepin' in the heat Like he learned how to wait My hands on the wheel, steady My eyes on that fading band Every mile took a little weight off Every mile I understand [Pre-Chorus] Mmm, the sky turned blue Then that velvet bruised to black I let the radio cry awhile Then I gave it all back [Chorus] Rollin' down the highway Rollin' where the hurt can breathe Rollin' down the highway Let the long road carry me Oh, I been bent but I ain't broken Oh, I'm still here, can't you see? Rollin' down the highway Let the long road carry me [Bridge] If I reach the next town lonely I’ll still have this open road And the fire in my chest Ain't nearly as cold So I sing to the dashboard I sing to the moon so wide I been lost in a hundred places But I know how to ride [Final Chorus] Rollin' down the highway Rollin' where the hurt can breathe Rollin' down the highway Let the long road carry me Oh, I been bent but I ain't broken Oh, I'm still here, can't you see? Rollin' down the highway Let the long road carry me [Outro] Let the long road carry me Let the long road carry me