Afterglow

Dust on the map where the ink starts to fade,

Half-hidden trails in the deep of the shade.

We'd count every mile like a bead on a string,

Waiting to see what the mountain would bring.

Now the gate has a padlock and rust on the wire,

But I can still smell the old cedar fire.

Oh, do you remember the place where we used to go?

Where the river ran wide and the light stayed low.

It's a ghost in the pine and a bend in the road,

A heavy heart carrying a lighter load.

Yeah, we're still walking down that old valley floor,

Even if we don't live there anymore,

(Even if we don't live there anymore.)

The diner is dark with the chairs on the top,

The traffic lights blink but they never quite stop.

We shared a cold coffee and talked about plans,

With the future held tight in our nervous young hands.

Now I'm standing alone where the neon once glowed,

Just a shadow that's stuck on the side of the road.

Oh, do you remember the place where we used to go?

Where the river ran wide and the light stayed low.

It's a ghost in the pine and a bend in the road,

A heavy heart carrying a lighter load.

Yeah, we're still walking down that old valley floor,

Even if we don't live there anymore,

(Even if we don't live there anymore.)

Maybe it's not in the wood or the stone,

Maybe it lives in the path that we've known.

We aren't the people who walked there before,

We aren't the strangers who knocked on that door.

Oh, do you remember the place where we used to go?

Where the river ran wide and the light stayed low.

It's a ghost in the pine and a bend in the road,

A heavy heart carrying a lighter load.

Yeah, we're still walking down that old valley floor,

Even if we don't live there anymore,

Even if we don't live there anymore!

Yeah, we still go there...

(In our minds)

Even if we don't live there anymore.