Ride The Shadows (2006)   Empty Slate You were just 12 years old Daddy said close the window but it was already closed He was a desperate soul You didn’t want to hold on but you couldn’t let go Asking him for something it never seemed right Took you driving through the mountains with your shoes to tight But on you go You put a bottle in the bag when you’re 20 years old Can’t keep your eyes on the road When you’re ducking down fast and drinking it down slow Now you’re twenty-something and nothing is right You’re still driving through the mountains with your shoes too tight And you’re out in the middle of the night these days And the road is splitting in a thousand ways And you see the lights but you run them all And you race that fear when you hear it call What if this heart of yours won’t mend You want to find out before you reach the end That’s when you finally break Down the road a long ways from the big mistake Believing in a twisted fate When it’s nothing more than an empty slate Now you’re asking for something that’s gonna feel right Not driving through the mountains with your shoes too tight Searching for something that’s gonna feel right And rolling down a mountain in the evening light