Louder Than the Voices

A mess of rain and hail
Can't see the yellow lines anymore
If the next exit has a church
Then I know what I'm praying for
Set me free from the chains
On my hands and feet I wear
It's like lusting for a woman
Who only wants a millionaire

She said you know me
You can find me at the highway gone
By the old pay phone
I'm a lover, not a runner, so I think I'll let you kiss me once

Yeah it's a quarter to three by the time I hit the hotel
Keys on the floor, falling deep into the cheap smell of 409 and knockoff pine
Phone starts to ring but it's all in my mind

She said you know me
You can find me at the highway gone
By the old pay phone
I'm a lover, not a runner, so I think I'll let you kiss me once

It was only a dream
It was all just a dream
It was only a dream
As real as it seemed
Just a dream
It was only a dream
It was all just a dream
As real as it seemed

She said you know me
You can find me at the highway gone
By the old pay phone
I'm a lover, not a runner, so I think I'll let you kiss me once

Walk, come walk with me, feel the breeze, come walk with me
Oh and dance, come dance with me, shuffle your feet, come dance with me

And I will tell you when you're older, how I loved you just the same
It only matters where we're going, it never mattered from where you came

When life, it gets you down, steals your crown, and breaks your will
Oh well I, will pick you up, brush off the dust, and hold you still

I will tell you when you're older, how I loved you just the same
It only matters where we're going, it never mattered from where you came

And go to sleep my darling, oh the night is getting darker
You can dream about tomorrow

And I will tell you when you're older, how I loved you just the same
It only matters where we're going, it never mattered from where you came

I will volunteer myself to you
And then no one can say
That there was more I could do
And when you leave me in the pouring rain
I will give you my heart and then do it again

I saw you in the back of the restaurant
Your head held low with your hands on top
I’ve always been a sucker for a brand new project
Said I’m a lover, not a fighter
Even on the days, you treat me like a vampire
You take what you want and you leave what you don’t

I will volunteer myself to you
And then no one can say
That there was more I could do
And when you leave me in the pouring rain
I will give you my heart and then do it again

Can you tell me why do the visions I have
Always have your face in them
And tell me why the lines I draw in the sand
Always disappear

I will volunteer myself to you
And then no one can say
That there was more I could do
And when you leave me in the pouring rain
I will give you my heart and then do it again

Can you tell me why do the visions I have
Always have your face in them
And tell me why the lines I draw in the sand
Always disappear

I will volunteer myself to you
And then no one can say
That there was more I could do
And when you leave me in the pouring rain
I will give you my heart and then do it again

She almost broke her neck staring out at California, it held everything she wanted in this life
Cassette tapes in the deck so tired of living in slow motion, the answers always short a thousand miles

Well I know one thing, girl's a tidal wave, if you try to lock her down she’ll take the fire escape

She said please send pictures of home, 'cause I was born for life on the road
There ain’t no part of me that’s alone, and every right thing just feels so wrong

She says Mr Johnston sir, how do you like your coffee, I’m gonna own this building someday
He said listen up my dear more working and less talking, this man only saw her one way

Well I know one thing, she’s a firey ring, if you try to close the door she’ll find some glass to break

She said please send pictures of home, 'cause I was born for life on the road
There ain’t no part of me that’s alone, and every right thing just feels so wrong

Made her first million there, then thought she’d try times square
But she’d trade everything, to be young again in Tennessee

Please send pictures of home
Please send pictures of home

She says Daddy I’m coming home, I just passed Waltons old corner store
I’m so damn tired of being alone, and every smart thing’s feeling so wrong

It's been raining cats and dogs, crying like a church on Monday
Seems mother nature helped us with our plan
Last year we lost it all trying to save our boy from dying
Now we’ve got nothing to lose at all

Please stay close to me, if you hear the sound of sirens, don’t wait

Can you hear me loud, louder than the voices in your head
Do you hear the words I spoke onto the frequencies I sent
And the headlights in the dark will be here sooner than you think
This is ours, tonight we take it

There’s no turning back, once you break that safe wide open, more green than you have seen in all your life
And when I saw that Pontiac, and pulled the driver's side door open
I threw the bag to you to count the stacks

Can you hear me loud, louder than the voices in your head
Do you hear the words I spoke onto the frequencies I sent
And the headlights in the dark will be here sooner than you think
This is ours, tonight we take it

Now we’re all dressed in black, wandering the streets and avenues
If we had a bit more cash we’re sure that we would know the truth
You disable the alarm and let me worry 'bout the guard
By design, tonight we take it

And the headlights in the dark will be here sooner than you think
This is ours, tonight we take it

Keep it simple keep it sweet, is a line I heard somewhere
And feel that ground beneath your feet, It can take you anywhere
I’ll chase these shadows with you, lets get broken and repaired

In times of anger feeling hopeless
Find that light under the door
Build a bridge right to the shore
All the could have been talk and would have been wants
Ain’t ever done much for helping
Get on your feet and run

Too much temper too much bittersweet
Burning candles on our own
That way if we get to where we’re going
We can always come back home

Keep it simple keep it sweet, is a line I heard somewhere
And feel that ground beneath your feet, It can take you anywhere