Blue Highway - Nothing But A Whippoorwill lyrics

(Tim Stafford-Steve Gulley/Daniel House Music, BMI-Mountain Heart Music, BMI) Well I’m running down this road A hundred miles from home We quarreled like true lovers often will And I still recall the shame Thought I heard her call my name But it was nothing—nothing but a whippoorwill Dark clouds, lightning in the air The rain was softly falling as I brushed away her hair She said we had to part, even though she held my heart And to this day, I know she always will It was such a dreadful sight, but she’s peaceful there tonight Lying in the ground so cold and still I couldn’t let her walk away From everything she promised on our wedding day Now I’m running every day, but I’ll never get away From the rhythm of her voice, it haunts me still As I turned my gun around Thought I heard that mournful sound But it was nothing—nothing but a whippoorwill Dark clouds, lightning in the air The rain was softly falling as I brushed away her hair