Song Description
Song Title: Velvet Chains, Gospel/Blues-Rock Soul Anthem
Performed by: Anonymous Soul Rocker
Styled After: Adele meets Bruce Springsteen
Genre: Gospel/Blues-Rock Soul Anthem
Tempo/Length: Mid-tempo, ~4:15 Written by: Ronald Hudkins
Produced by: Hudkins Publishing
Platform: Songer AI Studio Vocals & Musicians
About the Song:
Highway Hollow paints the picture of heartbreak on the open road. With each mile, freedom feels less like escape and more like a haunting reminder of love left behind. It’s raw, honest, and hits anyone who’s ever tried to outrun their own sorrow.
Highway Hollow – A haunting country ballad about love, loss, and the lonely miles that follow. With heartfelt lyrics and vivid storytelling, this song captures the emptiness of chasing freedom when your heart still belongs to someone else.
Why It Matters:
We’ve all been there—driving away, thinking distance will bring peace, only to find that the road feels more like a hollow echo. Highway Hollow blends deep emotion, country soul, and timeless storytelling.
Lyric Sheet Highway Hollow
The white lines blur with the tears in my eyes,
I’m driving away from the only life I’ve known.
This empty road stretches under the twilight skies,
But leaving this town, it only feels like I’m alone.
The radio's playing our song, but it’s just background noise,
Every word a reminder of all those choices,
Freedom feels a lot like being lost,
Chasing dreams, but at what cost?
Highway hollow, carrying my sorrow,
Every mile I’m farther from where my heart should be.
The wind whispers secrets that I can’t follow,
And freedom's just a shadow when you're not with me.
The headlights fade as darkness settles in,
And I search for comfort in the spaces between.
I thought the open road would let my heart begin,
But the silence is echoing where laughter once had been.
I left my friends behind, the memories unfold,
Every glance in the mirror tells a story to be told,
But freedom feels like a chain, I’m bound to this pain,
Leaving was easy; it’s the emptiness that remains.
Highway hollow, carrying my sorrow,
Every mile I’m farther from where my heart should be.
The wind whispers secrets that I can’t follow,
And freedom's just a shadow when you're not with me.
As the stars come out, I can feel the weight,
My heart beats louder, oh, it's hard to escape.
I long for the laughter, the love that I lost,
But bridges are burned, and I’m counting the cost.
The road looks endless, yet here I still stand,
With a tremble in my heart and my fate in my hands.
So I drive on, searching for signs in the night,
But each turn I take just leads me back to white,
The highways are lonely, but maybe one day,
I'll find peace in the distance, and I’ll learn how to stay.
The white lines still blur with the tears in my eyes,
But I’ll keep moving forward as I whisper goodbye.
Highway hollow, carrying my sorrow,
Every mile I’m farther from where my heart should be.
The wind whispers secrets that I can’t follow,
And freedom's just a shadow when you're not with me.
Highway hollow, I’ll find my way through,
But darling, remember, my heart's still with you.