Alone, he rides the Shadow Highway
Black tar road ‘gainst a sky of gray
A lonesome man on a lonesome road
Traveling light, with a heavy load.
Once he’d been certain his freedom lay
Just down the road a little way.
So he packed his gear and grabbed his gun
Drove his truck towards the golden sun.
But the sun’s a way of stayin’ ahead
And yellow melts into bright red
Slips from the sky without a trace
Revealing darkness behind its face.
Wanting to forget black times before
Thought it left behind the closed blue door.
Woman with no heart can’t feel the pain
Woman like that can’t treasure rain.
But Shadow Highway ’s got rules of its own
Shows no mercy for a fool alone.
A straight yellow line does no explaining
Switch on the wipers without complaining.
A cigarette can be a man’s best friend
When night rolls on without an end,
Along a road that will not bend,
When there are no lights, don’t have to pretend.
With a flick, he tosses the butt away
And looks ahead toward another day.
Ghosts from the past don’t ride away
They travel along the Shadow Highway .