In "Miles Away," Owen Riegling turns a restless drive into a shared act of faith, counting roadside signs and trading fear for motion. The couple pulls into a strange motel room, accepting whatever the road offers because home and destination both feel impossibly distant. The passing trucks scare one of them, but the trust inside the getaway Chevrolet holds them together. Chasing blue skies becomes less about arriving than about keeping air in the tires and wind in their lungs, a quiet promise that the road itself is enough.
Miles Away Lyrics by Owen Riegling
Playin’ leapfrog down the highway, countin’ “Jesus Saves” signs
Tryin’ to fill our heads with anything to get the fear of bein’ lost off our minds
But what it is that we can find
I pulled off just shy of midnight to a place we never been
Well, it ain’t home before the night, room 305 in Delawana is
And we’ll take what we can get
Chasin’ blue skies
Watchin’ towns and trees and mountains fly by
And wonderin’ what they dream about and how we might
Get to where we’re goin’ when the only thing connectin’
Where we’ve been and where we’re headin’ to these days
They’re both miles away
You get scared when the trucks pass, but when I’m behind the wheel
There’s a trust that fills this getaway Chevrolet cab both of us can feel
And yeah, I can spend forever
Chasin’ blue skies
Watchin’ towns and trees and mountains fly by
And wonderin’ what they dream about and how we might
Get to where we’re goin’ when the only thing connectin’
Where we’ve been and where we’re headin’ to these days
Is they’re both miles away
Long as there’s wind in our lungs, air in these tires
Long as the road that we’re runnin’ down don’t run out of miles
We’ll be chasin’ blue skies
Watchin’ towns and trees and mountains fly by
And wonderin’ what they dream about and how we might
Get to where we’re goin’ when the only thing connectin’
Where we’ve been and where we’re headin’ to these days
Is they’re both miles away
