Track 3 of the album Second Wind Motel · 2012
Snow That Never Settles
“Snow on the interstate looks like it's trying to stay and can't, which is how I felt about most of my twenties.”
slow rock · slow burn · road song · 4:34
Lyrics
Snow's coming down on the interstate Melting before it can land Wipers keep time with the radio Cold coffee warm in my hand Forty years I've watched it fall Never once seen it stay Like every promise that I made Before I learned to stay But I keep on driving Through the white and the gray Oh, the snow never settles on the road It just whispers and it goes But the miles pile up behind me Like a story no one knows Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall I don't need it to stay The dark don't last, the road is long And I'm learning to stay Pulled in at a truck stop, flakes in my hair Waitress said, "It won't stick tonight" I said, "Ma'am, I've been that kind of man Brushing off the light" She poured me a cup and she turned the sign Said, "Some things take their time" I thought about my daughter's house And a porch I left behind So I keep on driving Toward a window's glow Oh, the snow never settles on the road It just whispers and it goes But the miles pile up behind me Like a story no one knows Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall I don't need it to stay The dark don't last, the road is long And I'm learning to stay Maybe I'm the snow Maybe I'm the ground Maybe all this time I was just coming down Coming down to her door Coming down to home Cold hands, open heart Not so much alone Oh, the snow never settles on the road But I'm settling in tonight There's a light across the field And it's burning warm and bright Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall I'm not going away The dark don't last, the road is long And I'm finally here to stay Let it fall, let it fall I'm finally here to stay