Dancing on a Lonesome Highway

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a kind of love that's quiet Built from dirt roads and from dust From a man who never said much But he taught his girls to trust He raised us under Texas skies With calloused hands and pride [Chorus] Oh, thank you for the river Thank you for the song For showing us what strong looks like And where we both belong For every starlit highway And every campfire flame Daddy, this whole heart of mine Still whispers out your name [Verse 2] You taught me how to bait a line How to waltz and two-step slow George Strait on the radio In every place we'd go That tan Ford hatchback, my first set of wheels The freedom only a father gives [Chorus] Oh, thank you for the river Thank you for the song For showing us what strong looks like And where we both belong For every starlit highway And every campfire flame Daddy, this whole heart of mine Still whispers out your name [Bridge] Daddy, do you remember That lonesome Texas night? We danced beneath a million stars In the middle of the light [Verse 3] Stubborn as the summer sun Hardest workin' man I know With Rolo ridin' shotgun And the Devils River's flow Me and Jacque, we got it all 'Cause you gave us roots to stand tall [Chorus] Oh, thank you for the river Thank you for the song For showing us what strong looks like And where we both belong For every starlit highway And every campfire flame Vaden, this whole heart of mine Still whispers out your name [Outro] One of a kind, my daddy Lucky girl, I'll always be Vaden, thank you for raisin' me