Track 2 of the album Smooth Road, Long Shadow · 2019
Smooth Road, Long Shadow
“The sun slides low and the engine stays cool. This is the title track because it's the feeling we were chasing.”
folk rock · smooth folk rock · sunset jangle · 4:23
Lyrics
Sun slides low on the county road Window down and the engine's cool Got a cooler of lemonade and a half a tank And nobody here to play the fool The band's all quiet, no one's hurried The map's a mess but we don't mind There's a rhythm in the rubber and the rolling That a man could leave it all behind Oh, it's a smooth road, long shadow Let the evening carry us on We don't need to know where we're going When the highway sings along Smooth road, long shadow Twelve-string humming in the heat Everybody's got a rhythm And ours is the beat of the street Passed a barn with a mural, passed a field of sleepy cows Passed a gas station dancing to a radio somehow Our bass player's got his hat down, our drummer's tapping time There's a swing in every mile marker, and a sway in every line Oh, it's a smooth road, long shadow Let the evening carry us on We don't need to know where we're going When the highway sings along Smooth road, long shadow Twelve-string humming in the heat Everybody's got a rhythm And ours is the beat of the street Some days you run, some days you glide Some days you just let the miles decide And when you've got good friends in the back You can't go wrong on the beaten track The sky goes gold, then a deeper red Then a purple I can't quite name We pull in slow to a little town With nothing there to claim But a porch, a song, and a stranger's wave And that's enough for me A smooth road, a long shadow And the band, the wild and free Oh, it's a smooth road, long shadow Let the evening carry us on We don't need to know where we're going When the highway sings along Smooth road, long shadow Twelve-string humming in the heat Everybody's got a rhythm And ours is the beat of the street Smooth road, long shadow Let the evening carry us on