Track 7 of the album Loud and Wrong and Ours · 2023
Red Taillights, Open Road
“Tank full, sky wide, and a long night ride. It does exactly what the title says.”
folk rock · driving anthem · bar-band rock · 3:50
Lyrics
Tank is full and the sky is wide Four of us and a long night ride Taillights glowing up ahead Chasing the dark with the words unsaid Guitar in the back, a map in my lap Nobody's sleeping, nobody's nap Hammer down on the county road Singing out every song we know Red taillights, open road Carry me, carry the load Every mile we leave behind Is one less thing on my mind Red taillights, open road Sing it out and let it go Gang of ghosts and a gang of friends We'll ride until the night ends Truck stop sunrise, burnt-up toast The drummer's got a coffee ghost Bass player's counting dollars and cents Singer's counting the day we spent Nobody's sure where we'll end up Another show, another cup But I wouldn't trade this van for gold Not with a story still to be told Red taillights, open road Carry me, carry the load Every mile we leave behind Is one less thing on my mind Red taillights, open road Sing it out and let it go Gang of ghosts and a gang of friends We'll ride until the night ends Hey, hey, hold on tight We're all just chasing the light Hey, hey, one more song Sing it loud and sing along Red taillights, open road Carry me, carry the load Every mile we leave behind Is one less thing on my mind Red taillights, open road Sing it out and let it go Gang of ghosts and a gang of friends We'll ride until the night ends Open road, open road Take us home, take us home