The Borrowed Map

[Intro]
[Verse]
My ninety-eight is humming low
Eight hundred miles left to go
The dash is covered in the dust
A little chrome, a lot of rust
I found that paper in the drawer
The one we used to fight for
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m turning back the time
Crossing every county line
To give you back what I once took
A folded page, a tattered look
The sun is breaking through the haze
Lighting up the autumn days
I’m coming home to find your grace
In every empty, hallowed place
[Post-Chorus]
Returning what I owe
Where the amber maples grow
I’m moving fast and slow
Down the only road I know
[Verse]
The "Blue Plate" diner’s still the same
The waitress didn't know your name
But there’s your circle in the ink
I sat right there to have a drink
The coffee’s bitter in the cup
I’m finally checking in, not up
[Pre-Chorus]
Thirty years was way too long
To carry around what went so wrong
But now the leaves are turning gold
And I’m too tired to be so cold
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m turning back the time
Crossing every county line
To give you back what I once took
A folded page, a tattered look
The sun is breaking through the haze
Lighting up the autumn days
I’m coming home to find your grace
In every empty, hallowed place
[Bridge]
Amber maples in the draft
I remember how you laughed
When the engine used to stall
Before we built that winter wall
Now the wind is at my back
Driving down the gravel track
[Verse]
The exit sign is hanging loose
I’ve run out of every excuse
The mailbox leans against the gate
I hope it’s not a day too late
I’ll leave the map beneath the stone
So you don't have to navigate alone
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m turning back the time
Crossing every county line
To give you back what I once took
A folded page, a tattered look
The sun is breaking through the haze
Lighting up the autumn days
I’m coming home to find your grace
In every empty, hallowed place
[Post-Chorus]
Returning what I owe
Where the amber maples grow
I’m moving fast and slow
Down the only road I know
[Outro]