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Salt Lake had a sound guy who was legally asleep. Boise paid in elk jerky. Flagstaff had a bartender with jade earrings and a PhD who told him he was better before the bus. Every town's got a story that the highway doesn't tell, and he's collecting them all — one diner, one doorman, one wrong drink at a time. The tour bus smells like yesterday, but the next town smells like rain.
Lyrics
[Spoken:] Every town's got one. You just gotta know where to look. [Verse 1] [SINGING - NASHVILLE HYBRID HIPHOP] Salt Lake City had a sound guy who was legally asleep Ran the board with one eye open, and the low end way too deep. The bass was rattling the bottles, off the bar, like tiny earthquakes. But the crowd didn't care, 'cause they were three drinks past mistakes. Boise had a promoter who paid us half in cash, and half in jerky. Said "it's elk, my brother got it." I didn't ask, I just said "thank you, that works for me." [Chorus] Every town's got a story, that the highway doesn't tell. Every town's got a character, who knows the place too well. I roll in like a stranger, and I leave just like a friend. Every town, every face, every night. I can't wait to do it all again. [Verse 2] Flagstaff had a bartender, with jade earrings and a PhD. She was writing her dissertation, between pouring IPAs for guys like me. She said "I saw your video, the Tucson one. You were better then." I said "I know, but now I've got a bus." She said "fair, I'll take the win." Missoula had a doorman, built like a refrigerator on a mission. He cried during the slow one. Big man, little tears. Said "sorry, that one hit my disposition." [Chorus] Every town's got a story, that the highway doesn't tell. Every town's got a character, who knows the place too well. I roll in like a stranger, and I leave just like a friend. Every town, every face, every night. I can't wait to do it all again. [Verse 3] Bend had a venue, where the ceiling was the sky. Outdoor stage, a thousand people, and a hawk that circled, like it wanted the set times. The monitor went out during the second song, I just played louder. A girl in the front row held up her phone, it said "marry me." Reno had a diner at 3 AM, where the waitress knew my name. Not from the show, from last time, Said "back again? You always get the same." [Chorus] Every town's got a story that the highway doesn't tell Every town's got a character who knows the place too well I roll in like a stranger and I leave just like a friend Every town, every face, every night I can't wait to do it all again [Bridge] People say the road gets lonely, but I think they've got it wrong. Every mile's a conversation, and every stop's a song. The tour bus smells like yesterday, but the next town smells like rain. And there's always someone waiting, who's about to make my day. I'm just a guy with a guitar, who got lucky with a beat. And every town I've ever played, gave me more than I could keep. [Chorus] Every town's got a story, that the highway doesn't tell. Every town's got a character, who knows the place too well. I roll in like a stranger, and I leave just like a friend. Every town, every face, every night. I can't wait to do it all again. [Outro] Every town, every face, every night. [Spoken] Reno waitress still gets my order right. Same booth. Same pancakes. Some things don't need an encore.