Long Ride In A Short Bed

Somewhere in the panhandle of Texas On a midnight ride, just me and my old man We finally found a few long-lost connections And we learned sometimes the bridge you burn still stands We talked about our old friends and our exes And agreed we both had dreams that just need plans I thanked him for the tough love and the lessons And he finally admitted I'm a man But, Lord I'd love to take that ride again When the future's too far for the headlights And the rearview's too dark for looking back When all you got in your life Is the glow of those dashboard lights And whoever's riding with you in that cab You really get to know what's going on in someone's head On a long ride in a short bed I guess that's why I love the late-night highway When there's hardly any other cars at all Just because there's no one riding shotgun Well that don't mean that I can't have a talk You may say I'm prayin' to my Maker Or you may say I'm talkin' to myself I don't know if it's crazy Or holy, hell it may be All that I know for sure Is it sure helps When the future's too far for the headlights And the rearview's too dark for looking back When all you got in your life Is the glow of those dashboard lights And whoever's riding with you in that cab You really get to know what's going on in someone's head On a long ride in a short bed Son, you really get to know what's goin' on in your own head On a long ride in a short bed