Last Light on the Highway

The coffee’s cold beside my hand Another dawn I never planned Headlights cut the empty rain Like little scars across my name The kids are sleeping miles away Dreaming through another day I kiss their picture every night Before I drive into the light And every road keeps asking me How much a man can bend and breathe I’m the last light on the highway Burning slow but holding on Every mile becomes a prayer now Just to bring my family home And these tired hands keep turning Though my soul feels worn and thin If love is just a lonely battle I will fight that war again The city glows in broken gold Young enough to dream before Now every check and every bill Feels like climbing up a hill But in the silence of the dark I still protect their little hearts That’s the reason I survive Keeps this old engine alive Some nights I almost disappear But their voices pull me near I’m the last light on the highway Burning slow but holding on Every mile becomes a prayer now Just to bring my family home And these tired hands keep turning Though my soul feels worn and thin If love is just a lonely battle I will fight that war again Maybe someday they will know How far a father’s heart can go How many storms a man can hide With shaking hands and quiet eyes I’m the last light on the highway Still alive before the dawn Every scar became a lesson Every sorrow made me strong And if tomorrow keeps on coming I will meet it once again For the ones who call me father I will carry all this pain The sunrise falls across the road And I keep driving home