Lonesome Highways
	(written by Mike Bryant)
(7/2/2026)

[Verse 1]
Ten years in Nashville rain
Same old room, same hard name
I carried songs in a paper sack
Knocked on doors, got silence back
Boot heels worn, hope still thin
Still I sang where the hurt had been

[Pre-Chorus]
Some nights I almost turned around
Some nights I hit the ground
With guitar in hand I kept pushing on
It was just so hard being far from home

[Chorus]
Lonesome Highways, take me home
Lonesome Highways, I keep on
Broken heart, one more song
Lonesome Highways, roll me on
(Lonesome Highways)

[Verse 2]
I wrote of pain, I wrote of grace
A girl I lost, a bad hand played
I wrote of love in a slammed-shut town
Hope with a crack, but it held me down
Every scar became a line
Every no turned into time

[Pre-Chorus]
Some nights I almost turned around
Some nights I hit the ground
With guitar in hand I kept pushing on
It was just so hard being far from home

[Chorus]
Lonesome Highways, take me home
Lonesome Highways, I keep on
Broken heart, one more song
Lonesome Highways, roll me on
(Lonesome Highways)

[Bridge]
I’ve seen those doors swing shut
Heard those words enough
Still I learned to sing through the hurt
Turned my ashes into words
And if I never get the crown
I’ll still wear this road on down

[Final Chorus]
Lonesome Highways, take me home
Lonesome Highways, I keep on
Broken heart, one more song
Lonesome Highways, roll me on
Lonesome Highways, I’m still here
Lonesome Highways, through the years
Pain to love, fear to hope
Lonesome Highways, let me go
(Lonesome Highways)