The Road Remembers Your Name

Lyrics

I left this town with a bag and a grudge
Swore I would never come back
Thirty years of rain and thirty years of dust
Rolling down every kind of track
Now I'm coming in on the old highway
Past the diner with the same neon sign
The waitress squints and she smiles at me slow
Says, well, look who's still alive

The road remembers your name
Even when you forget
Every mile that you ran from, every mile you owe
Every little bit of regret
The road remembers your name
And it's calling you back again
Second chances wait at the edge of town
Where the long road bends

The porch is leaning but the light is on
Somebody left it burning for years
Mama's old chair is still by the door
Dusty with a few quiet tears
I set my bag down on the creaking boards
And let the evening settle in
I'm older now and a little less proud
But I'm ready to begin again

The road remembers your name
Even when you forget
Every mile that you ran from, every mile you owe
Every little bit of regret
The road remembers your name
And it's calling you back again
Second chances wait at the edge of town
Where the long road bends

You can't outrun the place you're from
You can only learn to carry it
Hold your head up, hold it high
Walk on through and say hello

The road remembers your name
Even when you forget
Every mile that you ran from, every mile you owe
Every little bit of regret
The road remembers your name
And it's calling you back again
Second chances wait at the edge of town
Where the long road bends

Where the long road bends