Leaving town at a quarter past six I found a lash and made a last wish Over hills of sunken eyes A highway through suburban skies And there's a bridge along the surface of the sky I'm gonna drive and see the other side So long, I say As I watch it all receding Running from the past into tomorrow Headlights open view I'm hoping that the night will let me follow Headlights will tell the truth See the trucks come a rumbling by They all chase the black knit sky From Santa Fe to Pismo Beach A 20 oz cup and an old CB They want a lover who will make it all safe To give em cover as they run the whole race And dreaming in diesel will last on a full tank I'm running from the past into tomorrow Headlights open view I'm hoping that the night will let me follow Headlights open road See em all fly right by In sepia tone, the entire sky I'm driving on the lines I used to follow Oh, oh They judge you quick Turn diamonds into coal Oh, oh Well that jungle's quick to Rip apart your soul, baby We are free now on the highway There's a Chevy moving steady going my way Over white sand, through the flat lands I'm heading there See the dawn creepin' real slow Hit that gas and just let it all go Watch the night moving now fast Take her hand and you never look back I'm running from the past into tomorrow Headlights open view I'm hoping that the night will let me follow Headlights open road Headlights open road