Tonight I'm going through the motions One more set and I can leave Heading back to that hotel room And probably drink myself to sleep And then I saw her standing there Through the smoke and through the haze A living, breathing memory That's never gone away... She said it's so damn good to see you And how I hadn't really changed And broken smiles and The whiskey flowed As we played a liar's game And when the awkwardness of silence Was finally shattered by last call She took my hand and said I'm sorry You know I loved you most of all So won't you... Play that one about those highway lines It always takes me back to better times When we were young And there with hope and dreams... And we could wear those skinny jeans... And she said, she said I hope you can forgive me For leaving all we had behind But the silence was her answer 'Cause I never even tried... And so we lost ourselves in darkness And the whispers and the tears And each with our own reasons For turning back the years And the morning light came slowly To a now half empty bed I lit the day's first cigarette And I remembered what she said... Won't you... Play that one about those highway lines It always takes me back to better times When we were young And there with hope and dreams... And we could wear those ski