Southbound lights, another town
Same old bar, same old sound
I chase dreams I never find
’Cause I left myself behind

Every road I try to run
Leads me back to where I’m from

My heart isn’t here, it is in the Highlands
Where the wind still knows my name
Cold rivers, wide open silence
That’s the place that keeps me sane
I walk these streets, but I hear that sound
Of home on higher ground
My heart isn’t here tonight
It is in the Highlands

She said, “Boy, don’t forget this town”
I said, “Love won’t slow me down”
Now every mile just proves me wrong
Somewhere north is where I belong

My heart isn’t here, it is in the Highlands
Where the past still feels alive
Under grey skies, endless horizons
That’s where I learned to survive
I walk these streets, but I hear that sound
Of home on higher ground
My heart isn’t here tonight
It is in the Highlands

I tried to outrun who I am
Chased every ghost I could stand
But the further I got from the truth
The clearer the memory of you
If I ever lay these miles down
I know where my heart is found

My heart isn’t here, it is in the Highlands
Yeah, it never really left
My heart isn’t here tonight
It is in the Highlands