Lyrics

A sudden splash of color on the roadside caught my eye
A circle of roses and a cross on its side
And I could just make out the first name as I drove by
His name was Tommy and tis is where he died
I couldn't help but feel guilty driving on
Never worried that I might not make it home, and I said

Lord would you keep these wheels on the road
Give me a well lit sign to know where to go
Keep all the crazies out of my lane
Give me a night sky cloudless and clear
Keep my eyes off the rear-view mirror
May every mile not be in vain
I ask in Tommy's name

I pulled over an let the engine run
Long I stood between the blacktop and the sun
And when I moved to where the rose and cross were one
I could see that he'd have just turned 21
Dandelions and diesel fumes danced in the breeze
As I said thses words and started pulling weeds

Lord would you keep these wheels on the road
Give me a well lit sign to know where to go
Keep all the crazies out of my lane
Give me a night sky cloudless and clear
Keep my eyes off the rear-view mirror
May every mile not be in vain
I ask in Tommy's name

I gathered gravel and I set that cross up straight
Then I said this prayer beside that interstate

Lord would you keep these wheels on the road
Give me a well lit sign to know where to go
Keep all the crazies out of my lane
Give me a night sky cloudless and clear
Keep my eyes off the rear-view mirror
May every mile not be in vain
I ask in Tommy's name

C2004 Steven Howell, BMI