Miles Between Us

Verse 1

That alarm goes off at 3 A.M.

Coffee in a thermos, diesel on the wind

She’s asleep in my old hoodie, kids down the hall

I stand there in the doorway, takin' it all in

Little muddy boots by the back porch swing

Crayon pictures taped up on the fridge again

Boy wants to play ball, little girl needs me there

But these wheels keep turnin' 'cause life ain't fair

Pre-Chorus

Every mile I drive

Every state line crossed

Ain't about this old rig

It's about what I got

Chorus

It's for the lights in the kitchen and the roof overhead

The shoes on their feet and the prayers by the bed

It's for my baby, workin' hard back home

Holdin' down the fort while I'm gone so long

Yeah, I miss first steps, birthdays, Friday night games

Miss holdin' her close when she's cryin' in the rain

But I'd drive through hell, I'd drive through pain

Just to hear my kids call out my name

And when I pull back in that driveway dust

I know every mile was because of us

Verse 2

I've seen Colorado snow and that Texas heat

Ran through Carolina rain with no sleep

Eighteen wheels and a picture on the dash

Her smile and those babies keep me comin' back

Sometimes she calls when I'm halfway through Tennessee

Says the little one's askin' when Daddy's gonna be

Home to tuck 'em in, read another bedtime book

Man, that tears me up more than anybody looks

Pre-Chorus

But she says, "Baby, don't you worry

We're alright right here"

And somehow through that phone line

She makes it all clear

Chorus

It's for the lights in the kitchen and the roof overhead

The shoes on their feet and the prayers by the bed

It's for my baby, workin' hard back home

Holdin' down the fort while I'm gone so long

Yeah, I miss first steps, birthdays, Friday night games

Miss holdin' her close when she's cryin' in the rain

But I'd drive through hell, I'd drive through pain

Just to hear my kids call out my name

And when I pull back in that driveway dust

I know every mile was because of us

Bridge

One day these roads won't call my name

And that old Peterbilt'll just rust away

But what I'll leave behind means more to me

Than any paycheck ever could be

Final Chorus

It's for the lights in the kitchen and the roof overhead

The shoes on their feet and the prayers by the bed

It's for my baby, my whole world at home

The reason that I keep on ridin' alone

Yeah, this life gets hard, but I'd do it again

For her sweet smile and my kids holdin' my hand

And when they run to me through that driveway dust

I know every mile was because of us

Outro

Yeah, every mile

Every lonely night

Every sacrifice

Was worth this life