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Lyrics

Verse 1
Rod was sitting at the corner booth,
Coffee black, just killing time.
Then Alison walked through that diner door,
And lit up his whole life with a smile.
She laughed at his jokes, he listened to her dreams,
Two lonely hearts finding common ground.
Night after night they'd stay until closing,
While the jukebox spun its sound.
Pre-Chorus
Trust ain't something you give away fast,
But little by little they let the walls come down.
Chorus
They had a fire burning hot and wild,
Stealing kisses underneath the neon lights.
Everybody knew they were falling hard,
Like a runaway train in the middle of the night.
Then she vanished without a trace one day,
And the whole town turned against him right away.
A thousand fingers pointing at Rod,
But he swore to God he didn't know.
Verse 2
Sheriff's lights painted red and blue,
Across the gravel and the county road.
People whispered when he walked by,
Like they already knew the truth untold.
Her picture hung in every storefront window,
Questions hanging heavy in the air.
Rodney searched every field and backroad,
Praying somehow she'd still be there.
Pre-Chorus
Every memory became evidence,
Every photograph another chain.
Chorus
They had a fire burning hot and wild,
Stealing kisses underneath the neon lights.
Everybody knew they were falling hard,
Like a runaway train in the middle of the night.
Then she vanished without a trace one day,
And the whole town turned against him right away.
A thousand fingers pointing at Rod,
But he swore to God he didn't know.
Bridge
The papers called him guilty,
The rumors spread like flames.
But nobody could prove a thing,
Still everybody knew his name.
He'd trade every sunrise,
Every dollar he could earn,
Just to hear her voice one more time,
Or see her around the next turn.
Final Chorus
They had a fire burning hot and wild,
A love that felt too strong to ever die.
Now he's standing in the shadows alone,
Looking up at an empty sky.
A thousand fingers still pointing his way,
Though the truth never showed its face.
Rodney keeps a light on every night,
Just in case Alison finds her way.
Outro
Some mysteries never get solved,
Some hearts never truly heal.
And Rod still sits in that diner booth,
Wondering what was real.