Whiskey River Road

[Intro] (Instrumental intro featuring acoustic guitar, pedal steel swells, and fiddle melody) [Verse 1] Sun dips low on Whiskey River Road Leaves a golden stain on the dust I kicked up That old train whistle blows a lonesome sound Echoes 'round these hills where your memory's found I packed your suitcase, watched the taillights fade Down that gravel path, the price of mistakes we made This empty porch swing creaks a mournful tune Underneath a pale and lonesome harvest moon [Chorus] Oh, Whiskey River Road, carry my love downstream Where the willows weep and broken promises gleam Steel guitar cries, fiddle answers the call For the one I let go, who took my heart and my all This longing's a current, deep and wide and slow On this Whiskey River Road [Verse 2] Found your old blue ribbon tangled in the thorn Like the love we had, all battered and worn Harmonica sighs through the pines so tall Whispers your name, makes the evening fall I trace the letters carved deep in this oak "Forever and Always," just a hollow joke Now the only forever is this empty space And the ghost of your smile I can't erase [Chorus] Oh, Whiskey River Road, carry my love downstream Where the willows weep and broken promises gleam Steel guitar cries, fiddle answers the call For the one I let go, who took my heart and my all This longing's a current, deep and wide and slow On this Whiskey River Road [Bridge] Pedal steel weeps like a heart undone For battles lost before they'd begun Was it pride or fear that made me turn away? Now I face the silence at the end of the day Just the crickets singin', the river's low m**n And this heavy heart, sittin' here all alone [Chorus] Oh, Whiskey River Road, carry my love downstream Where the willows weep and broken promises gleam Steel guitar cries, fiddle answers the call For the one I let go, who took my heart and my all This longing's a current, deep and wide and slow On this Whiskey River Road [Outro] (Instrumental outro featuring prominent fiddle, pedal steel, harmonica, and acoustic guitar, gradually fading out)