Sticks in my hands, thunder in the kit
Sweat on the skins, fire in every hit
Cities and stages, miles in the lights
Driving the pulse through endless nights
Years on the road with the band in my veins
The rhythm my anchor, the only thing that remains
Then the phone rang cold in the dead of night
Two hearts torn away, no warning, no light
Lost my little girl, lost my shining queen
Silence swallowed everything I'd ever been
So I rolled the throttle, let the engine scream
Two wheels and the wind became my only dream
Riding the healing road, chasing ghosts in the sun
Mile after mile till the hurting's done
Blacktop ribbon, mountains in the rearview mirror
Rain on the visor, pain riding shotgun here
No map, no schedule, just the roar in my ears
Every curve a question, every straightaway tears
From the frozen north to the desert's burning breath
I talked to the sky like it might answer back death
The highway became my confessional pew
Leather and steel were the only things true
Sunrise on the saddle, sunset in my soul
Slowly the pieces started feeling whole
Lost my little girl, lost my shining queen
But the road kept rolling where the healing's seen
Riding the healing road, chasing ghosts in the sun
Mile after mile till the hurting's done
One day the engine quieted, the sticks called me home
The beat was still waiting, no longer alone
But I'll never forget those thousands of miles
Where the wind taught me how to smile again
Yeah, the wind taught me how to smile again