Long Road With No Turnoffs

I remember the heat of that canyon road
Dust was settling on your leather boots
We watched the sky turn a bruised purple
Before the first crack of light hit the glass
You said everything was possible then
And I believed every word you spoke

It is the same sun rising over the coast
But it feels like a stone in my chest
We built a house out of dry timber
Just to watch it burn in the morning air
Watch it burn
Love is a long road with no turnoffs

The engine is idling in the driveway now
I left the keys on the wood counter
Funny how the light makes it look clean
When we both know the mess we made
I don't hate you for being the one to stay
I hate that I am the one who has to leave

It is the same sun rising over the coast
But it feels like a stone in my chest
We built a house out of dry timber
Just to watch it burn in the morning air
Watch it burn
Love is a long road with no turnoffs

We were a gamble that did not pay out
A silver coin tossed into the salt water
Tossed into the salt
The tide is pulling us in two directions
While the sky just keeps getting brighter
So much brighter

It is the same sun rising over the coast
But it feels like a stone in my chest
We built a house out of dry timber
Just to watch it burn in the morning air
Watch it burn
Love is a long road with no turnoffs

No turnoffs left for us
Just the morning air
Driving toward the water
Watch it burn
The sky is getting brighter
Brighter...