Story Behind The Song
Based on several cross-country tours, and the experience of owning an older car, everything in the song actually happened, although not all at the same time! The phrase "Kentucky Chrome" describes the duct tape used on the car in the song.
Song Description
A song about traveling, long distance relationships, and trying to get home. It describes various roadside sights, long nights, and car trouble. The phrase "Kentucky Chrome" describes the duct tape used on the car in the song.
| Song Length |
2:57 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Restless |
Subject |
Road, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Reba Mcentire, Carrie Underwood |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Kentucky Chrome
c. 2010 Sara Milonovich (ASCAP)
Racing a freight train across the high desert
Broken odometer keeping me guessing
Got no idea how many miles to go
Wearing out the blacktop, tread's getting fine
Trying to read between the worn-out yellow lines
Just another story of scrub brush and road kill
(Chorus) Got to keep on rolling on until I'm done
And the earth's still rolling round
And now the daylight's nearly gone
Meet me halfway on this highway 'til I'm home
Windy and bleak on the Wyoming border
Spent some time sitting off on the shoulder
Just a friendly reminder from the highway patrol
I'm trying to get back to somewhere green
Kentucky Chrome a part of my color scheme
Staring at the target practice on the road signs
(Chorus)
My hands are melting to the steering wheel
Sun's smelting down my nerves of steel
If I hadn't told you would you still know me?
Look like a ghost in these fluorescent brights
Whitewashed skin in the truck stop lights
Red eyes looking ahead at a long night
(Chorus)