Capo 3 G Am C D Carol took my photograph in the rain at zero mile G Am C D She promised me a cigarette, and I promised her my best fake smile G Am C D Sittin in the tall grass, wishing we were in another land G Am C D She just lit my cigarette, and took my by the hand G D Down that highway Am C It?s takin me away from home G D Down that highway Am C The only place feel alone Me and Carol got married, when we turned 21 And her daddy never like me To her mother I was the only son Wooden ghosts and car parts, were scattered through our backyard Lovin her was the easy to do Leaving was the only thing hard I went down that highway It?s takin me away from home Down that highway The only place feel alone Carol died 5 years ago, giving birth to our only son And her momma, daddy and me put her in the ground November 21 And sometimes later at night, I sit at our bedroom window Wishin I was somewhere with her Just waitin for the wind to blow us, Down that highway It?s takin me away from home Down that highway The only place feel alone Down that highway Feels like its got no end Down that highway The white line is your only friend Down that highway Down that highway