The Scenic Way

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust glows on the dashboard
Moving toward a new reward
The silver road is long
Singing such a quiet song
I take the turn to the west
Where the golden hills can rest
The wheel feels light in my hand
Across this wide and open land
[Pre-Chorus]
The light starts to bend
Around the river's end
I’m not looking for a place
Just this open, quiet space
[Chorus]
It’s a beautiful delay
Finding magic on the way
A roadside flower in the sun
Before the day is done
Just a simple, soft release
In this pocket of peace
[Verse]
Peeling paint on a door
Steps across a wooden floor
Coffee in a heavy cup
Watching how the birds look up
The waitress smiles a bit
As the golden shadows sit
It’s a gift I didn't buy
Underneath a wide-open sky
[Pre-Chorus]
The clouds begin to drift
Feeling every heavy lift
Dissolve into the blue
With nothing left to do
[Chorus]
It’s a beautiful delay
Finding magic on the way
A roadside flower in the sun
Before the day is done
Just a simple, soft release
In this pocket of peace
[Bridge]
Let the minutes slowly drift
Every mile is like a gift
The horizon starts to glow
In a rhythm nice and slow
No grand finish in my sight
Just the fading of the light
[Verse]
Gravel crunching on the ground
Such a sweet and lonely sound
I stop to see the pines
Dressed in silver-green lines
No one knows where I am
In this quiet traffic jam
Of my own wandering mind
Leaving all the clocks behind
[Chorus]
It’s a beautiful delay
Finding magic on the way
A roadside flower in the sun
Before the day is done
Just a simple, soft release
In this pocket of peace
[Outro]