Song 08 · Original composition
Memories for Miles
Acoustic Americana heartbreak in motion—a story about running, remembering and carrying the past down the road.
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Lyrics and music by Dave Orsten
Lyrics
The words,
as written.
© 2026 Dave Orsten. All rights reserved.
Verse 1
Torn pieces from the edges of this photograph
Are all that left from leaving you behind
From the hazy view of a misty morning getaway
I thought this rearview mirror
Would get you off my mind
Pre-Chorus
But that frozen Polaroid
Is an image I just can’t destroy
Chorus
I can’t take another moment
Of a heart this badly broken
So I’ve got to change direction
Find a different destination
I can’t stand the thought of leaving you there crying
So I’m moving fast and
Running from goodbye
Leaving memories for miles
Verse 2
That highway’s stretching out and my mind’s running wild
Those deep blue eyes—your mother’s stubborn child
Your old sweater’s in the backseat, painted toes up on the dash
Every mile’s a memory I can’t leave in the past
I’ve got to turn this song up
Before these memories start to crash
Chorus
I can’t take another moment
Of a heart this badly broken
So I’ve got to change direction
Find a different destination
I can’t stand the thought of leaving you there crying
So I’m moving fast and
Running from goodbye
Leaving memories for miles
Bridge
Miles between us
Both here and in the past
Good times filled with laughter somehow faded into bad
I couldn’t last
No matter how we tried
Final Chorus — Breakdown
I can’t take another moment
Of a heart this badly broken
So I’ve gone a new direction
To a brand new destination
I still can’t stand the thought that I left you there crying
But it’s never easy
Running from goodbye
Leaving memories for miles
Pitches · Co-writes · Collaboration