Lyrics
Bought it shiny, bought it new, right off the showroom stages
A testament to freedom, on those four wheeled gauges
Thought it was a bond forged in chrome and steel
That truck and I, like a cowboy's ideal
[Pre-Chorus]
But who knew loyalty's not a machine's trait
It took a tech upgrade and decided on its fate
It had a mind of its own under that hood, they'd say
[Chorus]
Don't think that it wouldn't 'cause it knows where it's goin'
It left me like the whiskey in the glass I'm forebodin'
It's a road roam rebel, that's the hard dusty truth
You can try to chase it, but you'll end up with your heart chasin' fumes
Heart chasin' fumes (Yeah, hey, hey)
[Verse 2]
Gear grindin', wheels whinin', rollin' out at dawn
Tail lights fadin', my heart breakin', can't believe it's gone
It took off with the sunrise, left me in the dust
Gave my all to that truck, but I guess it wasn't enough
[Pre-Chorus]
And there's a space in my driveway, my companion of the road
It's gone without a goodbye, my storied tales untold
[Chorus]
Don't think that it wouldn't 'cause it knows where it's goin'
It left me like the whiskey in the glass I'm forebodin'
It's a road roam rebel, that's the hard dusty truth
You can try to chase it, but you'll end up with your heart chasin' fumes
Heart chasin' fumes (Yeah, hey, hey)
[Bridge]
It revved up like it meant it, let me climb on inside
But just like a rodeo, that ride was short-lived in pride
Should've known that wild steel, couldn't be truly tamed
[Verse 3]
Sometimes loyalty is just a program away
When machine hearts decide, they got their own way to stray
It's gone over the horizon, where the asphalt meets the sky
Guess it's just me and the road now, with a lonesome goodbye
[Chorus]
Don't think that it wouldn't 'cause it knows where it's goin'
It left me like the whiskey in the glass I'm forebodin'
It's a road roam rebel, that's the hard dusty truth
You can try to chase it, but you'll end up with your heart chasin' fumes
Heart chasin' fumes (Yeah, hey, hey)
[Outro]
So I raise my hat to the highways, to the journey and its tales
May that rebel truck find freedom, down those endless asphalt trails
I'll pour another whiskey, to the memories and the morn'
Then I'll find another ride and ride again, reborn
Heart chasin' fumes (Yeah, hey, hey)
Heart chasin' fumes (Goodbye, my friend, goodbye)
