The sun is setting, the shadows are creeping,

and the amber light paints everything.

This quiet drive, a lonely melody,

the road reflects the fading moon.

The whispering wind knows your name,

it stirs the embers of the flame.

Sunset on the open road,

carrying the weight of what we let go.

Every mile is a silent pain,

every turn breaks my heart.

The smell of rain still fills the air,

reminiscing of the times we shared.

The radio hums a plaintive song,

and at dusk I sing along.

The golden sky begins to fade,

and all that remains is what we made.

Sunset on the open road,

carrying the weight of what we let go.

Every mile is a silent pain,

every turn breaks my heart.

Headlights make a snaking line,

Through golden fields and borrowed time.

We chase the past, but it fades,

Lost in the light of yesterday.

Sunset on the open road,

Carrying the weight of what we let go.

Every mile is a silent pain,

Every turn breaks our hearts.

The horizon fades to indigo,

The world moves along quietly, softly, slowly.

But an echo remains in my heart.

Sunset on the road,

It guides the way.