Lines On The Long White Line

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Another dawn at a desert pump Coffee cooling in a paper cup Phone pressed tight just to hear them breathe Her tired laugh Baby's sleepy fuss Their school-day plans All the little stuff I hang on every ordinary thing they say to me [Chorus] So I lay these lines on the long white line Every mile I drive They're in my mind From the empty fields to the dry red sand Lord Hold their hearts in Your strong right hand If I have to be alone out here tonight Keep my family in Your light [Verse 2] Wind kicks dust through an old truck stop Fluorescent hum and the same old talk A waitress calls me "hon" and tops me off again Outside Just open Endless space No headlights in this stretch to chase Just me and the tear tracks drying on my chin [Chorus] And I lay these lines on the long white line Every mile I drive They're in my mind Through the silent plains and the far-off towns Lord Watch their doors as the sun goes down If I have to be alone out here tonight Keep my family in Your light [Bridge] I can't tuck them in from a thousand roads away So I send their names up every time I pray Her The boy That little girl with her mama's eyes You're closer than I am Hold them through the night [Chorus] While I lay these lines on the long white line Every mile I drive They're in my mind From the empty fields to the dry red sand Lord Hold their hearts in Your strong right hand If I have to be alone out here tonight Keep my family in Your light Keep my family in Your light