Nate Currin “The Highway”

To categorize “The Highway” as merely a love song is far too restrictive for this expressive ballad of hope and heartbreak. As is often true in life, the immensity and urgency of a moment, the spoken and unspoken feelings that swell within, the human instinct to hold onto something beautiful before it slips away, cannot be contained by the word “love” alone. All at once, “The Highway” is a tribute to one of the most “remarkable women” Currin’s ever known, a poignant confession of insurmountable, unshakable longing, and a quiet prayer that everything will unfold as it’s meant to. With devastating precision, he untangles his innermost sensitivities—his vivid imagery sinking into every crevice of the song. It’s as if each haunting element—the gentle piano melody, the shuffling snares, the spiritual harmonies—steps back just enough to let each thought simmer and slowly burn. “If she would have me, I’d be here to stay,” Currin sings, the words almost catching in his throat. But that’s not always how things work out on the open road. “I’m still out there on the highway,” he admits, “searching for that one who will forever pull me off for good…”

“The Highway” music video perfectly captures the rush of emotions that bubble up and overflow on a long, winding drive towards destiny. As Currin makes his way up from Nashville to Michigan, weaving through endless stretches of sprawling fields blanketed in fresh snow, something deep in his bones keeps him warm, “a flame that ignites a fire in his chest.” The soft, contemplative cinematography places viewers directly inside Currin’s world, as if they’re riding alongside him, witnessing the song come to life in real time, as he drops everything for the chance to embrace the lover he so desperately longs for. All the while, a beautiful, mysterious woman trails through his thoughts, a flickering memory “burning away the corners of his soul.” Though he doesn’t know what awaits him at the next exit, there’s a looming sense of inevitability: he has no choice but to follow his heart—wherever it may lead.