One More Mile

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You used to drive through every storm With one hand resting on the wheel I thought you knew every road And everything a man could feel You fixed the things that I would break You always knew which way to turn I never wondered how you knew I just assumed I'd someday learn [Pre-Chorus] Funny how the years move quietly Till one day something feels reversed The hands that used to carry everything Let somebody else go first [Chorus] One more mile, I'll take the wheel You can tell me where we've been All those roads you drove for me I can drive a few for you again Take your time, there's no need to hurry We don't have to beat the light You spent a lifetime getting me home Let me get us there tonight [Verse 2] Now you hand the keys to me Say the headlights aren't what they were I make some joke about getting old You laugh like you've never heard I carry both bags up the stairs You tell me you could do it fine I say, "I know," and keep on walking You would've done the same with mine [Pre-Chorus] There are things we never talk about Maybe neither of us knows how But I see the man I followed then In the man beside me now [Chorus] One more mile, I'll take the wheel You can tell me where we've been All those roads you drove for me I can drive a few for you again Take your time, there's no need to hurry We don't have to beat the light You spent a lifetime getting me home Let me get us there tonight [Bridge] You tell that story from the summer When the old Ford broke down in the rain I've heard it more times than I can count But I don't stop you anyway You change a detail every time I know exactly what's coming next But tonight I let you tell it Like I've never heard it yet [Electric Guitar Solo – 25–30 seconds] [No lead vocal] [Melodic, emotional, sustained bends and expressive phrasing] [Final Chorus] One more mile, I'll take the wheel You just sit and watch the road You don't have to carry everything You don't have to do it all alone Take your time, we've got the evening Let the long way be alright You spent a lifetime getting me home Let me get us there tonight [Final Section] And if tomorrow you reach for the keys I'll probably let you drive But for one more mile Just one more mile Let me take your side [Instrumental Ending]