Virgil on 61

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Rain on mile marker signs My truck was running low I pulled off on Highway 61 Where the blacktop bends slow Then I saw your jacket Standing by the guardrail light Virgil, you turned your head Like you knew me all my life [Pre-Chorus] You said, "Ain't you cold out here?" With that grin I used to know I said, "Boy, you shouldn't be here" You said, "I never really go" [Chorus] Virgil on 61 You were gone, but you came back Virgil on 61 My old heart knew your track You were smoke in the headlights You were love I couldn't keep Virgil on 61 You still come back to me [Verse 2] Your hands were cool as river stone Your touch was like a breeze You said you crossed that long white line Just to stand here next to me You told me you still wear my name Like a ring under your skin And every time the world went dark You found this road again [Pre-Chorus] I said, "What am I to call this?" You just laughed and looked ahead "Call it what you want, darlin'" Then you leaned in close and said [Chorus] Virgil on 61 You were gone, but you came back Virgil on 61 My old heart knew your track You were smoke in the headlights You were love I couldn't keep Virgil on 61 You still come back to me [Bridge] Now the moon hangs on the power lines And your shadow fades at dawn But I still hear your boots outside When the radio hums soft and low If heaven keeps a backroad Then I swear that's where you'll be At every bend and every breakup You still find your way to me [Chorus] Virgil on 61 You were gone, but you came back Virgil on 61 My old heart knew your track You were smoke in the headlights You were love I couldn't keep Virgil on 61 You still come back to me [Outro] Virgil on 61 (come back to me) Virgil on 61 (you still come back to me)