[Verse 1]
Alarm clock screams, another concrete dawn
Tie feels like a noose before the day is born
Spreadsheet prison walls are closin' in too tight
Glance out the window, see that golden light
Flickerin' on the glass, a whisper, "Get gone"
Mind made up before the thought was fully formed
One bag tossed, essentials only, travel light
Keys in the ignition, feel the engine bite
Guitar case slides across the faded leather back
Rearview mirror shows the skyline start to crack
As I hit the gas, the city starts to blur
Just a hummin' rhythm from the tires is all I heard
Leavin' deadlines crumpled on the office floor
Chasin' somethin' real, wantin' somethin' more
Than fluorescent buzz and pixels on a screen
Traded for the asphalt, somethin' raw and keen.
[Chorus]
Oh, we're chasin' the sun before it dips below
Leavin' all the shadows, lettin' the wild wind blow
Got the windows down, the radio's on low
Gold on the horizon, dust upon my shoes, you know
This open road is callin', got nothin' left to lose
Just me, the wheel, and miles left to use
Yeah, chasin' the sun, catchin' that fiery glow.
[Verse 2]
Skyscrapers shrink to matchsticks in the haze
Replaced by endless fields in a green and golden phase
Corn rows stand like soldiers, wavin' as I pass
White lines on the tarmac, hypnotizin' fast
A steady drumbeat underneath the chassis hum
Another tank of freedom, where the next one's from?
Pull off at a junction, neon sign decrees
"Eats" – greasy spoon salvation, weak coffee, if you please
Counter conversation with a waitress named Marie
Says I look like driftwood washed up from the sea
Smile, leave a tip beside the checkered oilcloth
Back behind the wheel, gotta put down some more troth
To the highway gods, the rhythm takes control
Destination's fluid, feedin' my nomadic soul.
[Chorus]
Oh, we're chasin' the sun before it dips below
Leavin' all the shadows, lettin' the wild wind blow
Got the windows down, the radio's on low
Gold on the horizon, dust upon my shoes, you know
This open road is callin', got nothin' left to lose
Just me, the wheel, and miles left to use
Yeah, chasin' the sun, catchin' that fiery glow.
[Bridge]
(Slower, more melodic rap)
Sun dips lower, paints the clouds on fire
But the pin on the map? It holds no desire
It ain't about the dot where the journey might cease
It's the motion itself, findin' that sweet release
In the constant unfoldin', the ever-changin' view
The not knowin' exactly what the next bend might do
The engine's my heartbeat, the road's my refrain
This forward momentum, washin' away the strain
Of standin' still too long, roots grown deep in grey
This motion is the freedom, keepin' doubt at bay.
[Chorus]
Oh, we're chasin' the sun before it dips below
Leavin' all the shadows, lettin' the wild wind blow
Got the windows down, the radio's on low
Gold on the horizon, dust upon my shoes, you know
This open road is callin', got nothin' left to lose
Just me, the wheel, and miles left to use
Yeah, chasin' the sun, catchin' that fiery glow.
[Outro]
(Just keep drivin'...)
Just keep drivin'...
(Just keep drivin'...)
Just keep drivin'...
(Gold horizon fadin'...)
Just keep drivin'...
(Wheels hummin' low...)
Just keep drivin'...
(Fade out)