Settle for a Slowdown

Settle For A Slowdown
Written by Tony Martin, Brett Beavers and Dierks Bentley

I must look just like a fool, here in the middle of the road
Standin’ there in your rearview, gettin’ soaked to the bone
This land is flat as it is mean, a man can see for a hundred miles
So I’m still prayin’ I might see, the glow of the brake light

But your wheels just turn, down the road ahead
If it hurts at all, you ain’t showed it yet
I keep lookin’ for the slightest sign
That you might miss, what you left behind
I know there’s nothin’ stoppin’ you now
But I’d settle for a slowdown

I held on longer than I should, believin’ you might change your mind
And those bright lights of Hollywood, would fade in time

But your wheels just turn, down the road ahead
If it hurts at all, you ain’t showed it yet
You’re just a tiny dot, on that horizon line
Come on tap those brakes, baby just one time
I know there’s nothin’ stoppin’ you now
I’m not asking you to turn back around
I’d settle for a slowdown
Come on just slowdown
I’d settle for a slowdown

Musicians:

Bryan Sutton – Acoustic Guitar
Steve Sheehan – Acoustic Guitar
J.T. Corenflos – Electric Guitar, Danelectro
Jimmy Carter – Bass
Steve Brewster – Drums
Gary Morse – Sho-Bud Pedal Steel Guitar
Aubrey Haynie - Fiddle
Russell Terrell and Lona Heins - Background Vocals

©2005 Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/ Goldwatch Music (adm. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing), BMI/ Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP