You were working late on a broken street
Counting change just to make ends meet
I was dreaming big with a restless heart
Trying to find where the edges start

You said: We could leave this town tonight
Find a road where it feels alright
We didn't have much, just a worn-out dream
But it felt like more than it seemed

Windows down, no looking back
Just a map with fading tracks

We were chasing those runaway lights
Burning through every wrong and right
Thought we'd make it out somehow
Swore we'd never slow down

But the miles turned into years
And the hope got lost in fears
Now I'm standing here alone tonight
Watching fading runaway lights

Got a job in a crowded place
Saw the worry in your face
Bills kept piling like falling rain
Every dollar just felt the same

You said: This ain't what we dreamed it'd be
I said: Just hold on, stay with me
But the silence grew in between
Like a crack no one could see

Long nights, no words to say
Love was slipping away

We were chasing those runaway lights
Burning through every wrong and right
Thought we'd make it out somehow
Swore we'd never slow down

But the miles turned into years
And the hope got lost in fears
Now I'm standing here alone tonight
Watching fading runaway lights

Maybe we were just too young
Running hard from where we're from
Thinking love could fix it all
Never thought that we could fall

Now your side of the bed's just cold
And this story's already told

We were chasing those runaway lights
Trying to turn the dark to bright
Guess some roads just lead you back
To the things you lack

Now I see it clear somehow
We were lost, we just didn't know how
To hold on through the fight
To those fading runaway lights

Yeah, those runaway lights
Just disappeared into the night