
Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your jacket On the back of that chair Smell of cheap cologne Still hanging in the air Half-warm coffee Lipstick on the rim I keep wiping at the counter Like I might wipe you from my skin [Chorus] Now it’s ashes on the dashboard Tires on a long dirt road I keep talking to your ghost Babe Like you’re picking up the phone If I’d loved you like I meant it Would you still be here at home? Now it’s ashes on the dashboard And a full tank runnin’ low [Verse 2] I hear your laughter When the screen door shakes Your shadow in the headlight Every curve I take That picture on the visor Keeps swingin’ in the night You’re staring through the sunset While I’m blinded by the light [Chorus] Now it’s ashes on the dashboard Tires on a long dirt road I keep talking to your ghost Babe Like you’re picking up the phone If I’d loved you like I meant it Would you still be here at home? Now it’s ashes on the dashboard And a full tank runnin’ low [Bridge] I pull over by the river (oh) Where we carved our names in stone Water took the letters Like time took what we owned I strike another match Let it flicker Let it fade I was late to say “I’m sorry” Now I’m early to the grave [Chorus] Now it’s ashes on the dashboard Tires on a long dirt road I keep talking to your ghost Babe Like you’re picking up the phone If I’d loved you like I meant it Would you still be here at home? Now it’s ashes on the dashboard And a full tank runnin’ low [Outro] Just a dusty old horizon And your name under my breath I keep drivin’ Keep denyin’ But I can’t outrun your death (oh no) Ashes on the dashboard And my heart A cigarette
Tags
folk, Slow-building Southern rock power ballad; male vocals, dirty smoky tone. Opens with sparse piano and brushed snare, then adds bluesy acoustic and low electric swells. Verses stay intimate and gravelly; chorus hits wide with gritty belted highs, organ pad, and singing lead guitar riffs. Final chorus lifts with stacked harmonies, cymbal crashes, and a soaring outro solo that fades on a held vocal ad-lib., tone, ballad, emotional, blues, acoustic, male vocals
5:03
No
2/4/2026