"Black Clouds Over Georgia" lyrics

The gravel spit beneath the tires
We didn't talk, we never do
You had that far-off fading fire
And I was staring straight through you
Every mile felt like confession
Every turn another scar
You can't make peace with your reflection
When you don't know who you are

I thought you would be the cure
But you only made it worse

It was a big black cloud over Georgia
It was a storm up in my head
Yeah, you were starin' out the window
And I'm wishin' you were dead
Now I replay every silence
Every word I've ever said
It was a big black cloud over Georgia
And it's still up in my head

Our eyes locked in the rear view
A look that said you're dead to me
But hell, it's something that we both knew
Has got this fight on repeat
Oh
Now I'm crashing out in Georgia
Now I'm numb to who we are
Said those words we can't take back now
We've both gone just too damn far

I thought you would be the cure
But you only made it worse

It was a big black cloud over Georgia
It was a storm up in my head
Yeah, you were starin' out the window
And I'm wishin' you were dead
Now I replay every silence
Every word I've ever said
It was a big black cloud over Georgia
And it's still up in my head

Some nights, I still hear thunder roll
Like mercy in the wind
I wonder if he can forgive
What I couldn't comprehend

It was a big black cloud over Georgia
Still storming in her mind
Yeah, you were starin' out the window
And she's frozen in that time
If there's beauty in the breaking
Then I guess we did it right
'Cause I still see that black cloud over Georgia
Every time I close my eyes, oh