Four Hundred Miles
I woke up in the gray, with the blues inside my head
I called you through the phone, from the hollow of my bed
The distance was a knife, and the silence felt like pain
But you promised you were coming, to wash me in the rain
You're cutting through the state, past the loblolly and the pine
You're racing down the interstate, to cross that border line
The map says four hundred miles, but your heart is moving fast
You're burning up the pavement, to leave the lonely past
From the Ozarks to the lights of the city
You're driving through the fire for me
The shadows are long and the highway is bleeding
But you're exactly where you need to be
I'm waiting in the dark
With a hunger in my skin
Aureli, turn the key
Let the night begin
The sun is dipping low, in the Texas western sky
I'm watching every road, with a fever in my eye
I know you're tired of the wheel, and the blur of golden light
But I'm the only destination, at the end of your long night
Unsaid and unspoken, a beautiful sin
Your hair is a mess, and your breath is wearing thin
You're finally at my door, in the heat of the humid air
I'm pulling you inside, with my hands tangled in your hair
From the Ozarks to the lights of the city
You're driving through the fire for me
The shadows are long and the highway is bleeding
But you're exactly where you need to be
I'm waiting in the dark
With a hunger in my skin
Aureli, turn the key
Let the night begin
The drive is finally over, the engine's cooling down
You're the only thing that matters, in this entire town
Aureli
You're finally here