Tail Lights Fade Lyrics

Out here where the pavement meets the old front gate

I watch you drive away under skies turning slate

Your bags were packed but my words were left unsaid

Heart feels heavy like a book I never read

Tail lights fade into the night

Red like the heart you broke in spite

I'm standing here trying to make it right

But all I've got is the cold wind and your tail lights

Every gravel crunch is a thunder in my soul

Echoes of your leaving taking their toll

I wonder if you look in that rear-view mirror

Do you see me standing do you wish I was nearer?

Tail lights fade into the night

Red like the heart you broke in spite

I'm standing here trying to make it right

But all I've got is the cold wind and your tail lights

Maybe miles could make you miss me maybe distance is a friend

But tonight they're just thieves stealing every hope I mend

I pray somehow you'll see me when you reach your end

Turn around come back and our hearts we can amend

Now the night's full bloom and your lights are long gone

I'm left with silence and a fear of moving on

Your memory's a shadow that lingers long and late

Fading slowly just like those tail lights at the gate

Tail lights fade into the night

Red like the heart you broke in spite

I'm standing here trying to make it right

But all I've got is the cold wind and your tail lights

As the stars peek through I whisper to the sky

Hoping my words reach you wherever you lie

Until then I'll be here where our world once felt right

Watching dreams disappear with those tail lights