Blue Kentucky highway, headin' for the line   She hadn't said a word all night,   But the wheels are turnin' in her mind   Now I was ridin' shotgun,   And I knew things had gone awry   Just as soon as she dropped me off   At the side of the road   And she let that gravel fly      Now I'm walkin' in the moonlight,   Seein' nothin' but the taillights   And that's a pair of taillights   I may never see again   She hit me with the left and right,   Showin' me nothin' but the taillights   And that's about as lonely   As the highway's ever been   Back here with my thumb out in the wind      Was it somethin' that I did to her,   Or the things I never said   I wonder if the way we were was only in my head   Now if I even make it back to town   Before the sun comes up   I'm gonna hit every parking spot around   'Til I find that pick-up truck      Now I'm talkin' in the moonlight   Seein' nothin' but the taillights   And that's a pair of taillights   I may never see again   She hit me with the left and right   Showin' me nothin' but the taillights   And that's about as lonely   As a highway's ever been   Stuck here with my thumb out in the wind   Well I'll bet right now she's laughin'   At how she brought me to my knees   But she won't be laughin' half as loud   When she gives me back my keys      She'll be walkin' in the moonlight,   Seein' nothin' but the taillights   And that's a pair of taillights   She won't ever see again   She hit me with a left and right   And with nothin' but the taillights   And I know that's about as lonely   As a highway's ever been   Back here with my thumb out in the wind   There she goes, here I come