Dust on the Dashboard

作词 : Joel D Costa

作曲 : Joel D Costa

I thought I saw you by the feed store sign,

Same worn-out cap, same crooked smile.

But it was just a stranger passing through,

And the wind did what it always does—

It sounded like you.

I heard your name in a barroom song,

Two-steppin’ drums and a steel guitar.

I swore the room leaned closer for a second

Like the night was gonna hand you back—

Right where you are.

I keep on driving, but I don’t move on,

every mile marker proves me wrong.

This town’s a photograph that won’t fade out,

And you’re still in the frame.

I thought I saw your face today,

And it hit me like a freight train.

Like I could start this heart again—

Yeah, I could start this heart again.

If it’s just the sun on the windshield glass,

Then tell me why it hurts this bad.

’Cause I could fall in love again—

If you’d only turn back.

Your coffee cup still in the cabinet door,

Like you’re coming home from the porch.

I laugh it off, I say “it’s fine,”

But the quiet gets too honest here

Around nine.

There’s dust on the dashboard, your old keychain,

A map with circles where we used to go.

I tell myself I’ll throw it all away,

But I hold it like a promise

I can’t let go.

I keep on driving, but I don’t move on,

every mile marker proves me wrong.

This town’s a photograph that won’t fade out,

And you’re still in the frame.

If you’re just a memory, why do you feel so near?

If I’m just lonely, why do I see you everywhere?

One more night, one more sign, one more lie I tell myself—

Maybe you’ll come back.

I thought I saw your face today…

And I could fall in love again—

If you’d only turn back.