Harder To Brake

[Verse 1]
Needle in the red
Always ran it hot
Didn't mind the smoke
Gave it all I got
Tread is getting thin.
Hear it in the steel.
Different kind of sound.
Underneath the wheel.

[Chorus]
Downhill in the dark
Heavy on the line
Used to let it roll
Leave it all behind
But the heavier the load...
The longer it takes...
Harder to brake...
Harder to brake...

[Verse 2]
Sparks out the back
Pumping on the floor
Shoe against the drum
Can't hold anymore
Used to stop on a dime
Now it takes a mile
Staring at the ditch
Haven't in a while

[Chorus]
Downhill in the dark
Heavy on the line
Used to let it roll
Leave it all behind
But the heavier the load...
The longer it takes...
Harder to brake...

[Bridge]
Downshift in the dust
Let the engine whine
Gotta gear it down
Just to buy some time