When the leaves were falling
And the nights grew long
She packed her bags
And moved right on
Left me broken
In a house so still
But I found my strength
In that autumn chill
It's a new dawn
On this dusty road
Rearview miles
Let the pain unload
Heartaches fade
With the rising sun
Resilience grows
When the night's begun
The lonely hours
Turned into days
But the guitar strum
Found its own ways
In the empty room
Echoes of the past
I learned to laugh again
Found my peace at last
It's a new dawn
On this dusty road
Rearview miles
Let the pain unload
Heartaches fade
With the rising sun
Resilience grows
When the night's begun
As the seasons turn
And the rivers flow
Heartache is a seed
From which we grow
It's a new dawn
On this dusty road
Rearview miles
Let the pain unload
With every sunrise
A chance to start again
Tears of yesterday
Wash away in the wind
Through the valleys deep
And the mountains high
I found my way back
To a hopeful sky
It's a new dawn
On this dusty road
Now I drive alone
On these winding paths
Every mile a memory
Of the love we had
But with each turn
I find my way
Toward a brighter sun
And a brand new day
It's a new dawn
On this dusty road
It's a new dawn
On this dusty road
Rearview miles
Let the pain unload
Heartaches fade
With the rising sun
Resilience grows
When the night's begun