Blacktops & Yellow Lines

Cameron James Smith / Kelli Johnson / Billy Dawson

Verse 1:

I used to love the way headlights lit up 287 

Passing semis on my way to my own Heaven 

But now the feeling’s different, every time I’m leaving 

Can’t blame the highway, it’s just my way to make a living 

Chorus:

Blacktops and yellow lines, truck stops, and exit signs

Getting up before sunrise to drive a thousand miles or two 

Yea, there used to be nothing, that I’d rather do

Back before, I had something to come home to 

Verse 2:

The mileage on this truck is putting miles on my heart

Every stoplight second you’re not in my arms 

I know that I’m doing what I was born to do

I just hate the way it takes me baby away from you 

Chorus:

Blacktops and yellow lines, truck stops, and exit signs

Getting up before sunrise to drive a thousand miles or two 

Yea, there used to be nothing, that I’d rather do

Back before, I had something to come home to 

Bridge:

I know that I’m doing what I was born to do

I just hate the way it takes me baby away from you