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1. 1. The Road Remembers Your NameI swore I'd never come back to that town, and then I did, and it let me in without a word. That's the chorus the whole room sings.heartland rock, singalong anthem4:02
2. 2. Cocoa on the Cab HeaterA thermos of cocoa on a cold cab heater is its own kind of luxury. I wrote it cosy because winter out there is not.cosy rock, road ballad3:43
3. 3. Summer Starts at Three-FifteenWaiting outside the schoolyard on the last day with the engine ticking, I was the happiest man in Texas. I don't care if that sounds sappy.family ballad, heartland rock3:51
4. 4. Thermos Light at the Rest StopA rest stop at a quarter to three, and the engine ticks like it's talking just to me. Some nights that's enough company.slow rock, late-night road song4:23
5. 5. Stopped at a Quarter to NineMy daddy's watch stopped in a motel room with the hands at a quarter to nine, and I've kept it in the van ever since. This is the saddest one I've written.melancholy rock, family ballad3:56
6. 6. Unpacking Boxes at Fifty-ThreeFifty-three years old, a rented place by a slow river, and a stack of boxes I didn't want to open. Starting over is mostly unpacking.rock ballad, second-chance song4:27
7. 7. Itchy Feet and an Open TankFifteen years in the same front room with a dent in the same chair is how a man talks himself into staying. This is the song that talks him out of it.heartland rock, anthem4:12
8. 8. Walk Me Home Beneath Your UmbrellaRain on the picture show, one umbrella, and a walk home that took forty minutes for a ten-minute trip. I'd do it again.romantic rock, slow dance4:07
9. 9. The Last Train Out of Harlan JunctionRain on the platform and one flickering lamp at Harlan Junction. I imagined the train was already gone and wrote about whoever was left on the bench.train ballad, americana rock4:34
10. 10. Quarters in the Midnight DryerA laundromat at midnight with one old man and a bag of clothes has more poetry in it than most books. I just wrote down what I saw.night-shift ballad, heartland rock4:10
11. 11. Postcard from a Town I Can't Stay InA postcard of a bridge, a pen chained to the counter, and a town I loved but couldn't stay in. I think I sent it to myself.hopeful rock, road song3:31