Mile Marker Zero
By Ilya Chervony · American Chanson
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I've been chasing lines on a highway
Like they're leading me somewhere true
But the road don’t hold the answers
Just a mirror in the view
I’ve passed through sun and thunder
Through silence wide and deep
And every mile I travel
Feels like something I can't keep
Mile Marker Zero
Where the story first began
Where the map was just a daydream
And the sky still touched the land
It’s the place before the leaving
The place we never know
Until we’ve driven far enough
To want to go back home
Mile Marker Zero —
Where the heart begins to show
I’ve slept beside the engines
I’ve talked to stars at night
I’ve prayed with diesel angels
Under truck stop neon lights
They say the road is freedom
But freedom has a cost
Every town you pass through
Is another thing you lost
Mile Marker Zero
Where the truth begins to shine
Where you're not a name or number
Just a soul with open time
It's the start before the sorrow
It’s the peace before the load
It’s the reason we keep rolling
When we don’t know where to go
Mile Marker Zero —
Where the heart comes home alone
I thought the miles would fix me
Or make me someone new
But it turns out every journey
Just brings you back to you
Mile Marker Zero
Where I lay my worries down
Where I see myself more clearly
Than in any shining town
If you’re lost and tired of running
There’s a place you ought to know
It’s not marked on any highway
But it’s where you’ve got to go
Mile Marker Zero —
The start, the end, the soul