Desert

 
       Am                  Em           C 
The wheels hum low like a song in the dark 
                 G                       D 
A whisper that fades where the highway bends 
       Am                Em          C 
City lights blink like embers and sparks 
                 G                      D 
The distance a link that a road never mends 
Am             Em       C 
Gas station, coffee, a map torn in two 
       G                               D 
The rambler rolls in the dust and the rain 
      Am         Em              C 
The rear view reflects all the ghosts that I knew 
     G                           D 
But mile after mile they soften away 
 

 
                C       Em          D 
Do I chase the dawn or let it slide 
              Em             C        D 
Freedom's a mirage on the desert tide 
                C           Em            D 
If I press the gas, if I stretch the ride 
                       Am            C          D 
Will the road take me home or just steal more time 
 

 
             Am       Em           C 
Sedona's a vortex ringed by red rocks 
             G                C 
Arcosanti reaches up to the sky 
Am                         Em              C 
I tally the towns by the signs and their clocks 
              G                    D 
Each one a moment just passing me by 
              Am                 Em        C 
They say the road winds like a fading disguise 
                   G                      D 
A question that lingers, a breath in the air 
        Am        Em               C 
But I ride the wheels that don't lie 
                 G                         D 
A road with no answer, just miles on the way 
 

 
                C       Em          D 
Do I chase the dawn or let it slide 
              Em             C        D 
Freedom's a mirage on the desert tide 
                C           Em            D 
If I press the gas, if I stretch the ride 
                       Am            C          D 
Will the road take me home or just steal more time 
 

 
              Am        Em       C 
I ride the highways, rewire my name 
              G                      D 
Rewrite the story the pavement has shown 
                 Am              Em         C 
The distance is real but I'll harness the flame 
               G                        D 
A traveler unchained and a heart of my own 
 

 
                C       Em          D 
Do I chase the dawn or let it slide 
              Em             C        D 
Freedom's a mirage on the desert tide 
                C           Em            D 
If I press the gas, if I stretch the ride 
                       Am            C          D 
Will the road take me home or just steal more time