[Verse] Pulled off the road in the cornfield dark One busted sign, one dog in the yard The screen door moaned like it knew my name And every face in there looked half insane Old man grinned with a fork in hand Little girl stared like she understood damn My friends said, “Baby, this place is quaint” I said, “That’s cute, but I sure ain’t” [Pre-Chorus] The jukebox hissed, the table shook One cold look and I took a look Something simmered in a metal tray And my appetite just ran away [Chorus] Nope from me, dawg I’m not staying long Nope from me, dawg This whole vibe is wrong From the door to the plate It just got worse and worse Nope from me, dawg I’m the first one to reverse [Verse] They slid me a burger with a secret smell Could’ve been beef, could’ve been hell No mustard on it, just a shine so gray That patty looked like it got lost on the way My friend said, “Try it, man, it’s homemade pride” I said, “That thing got a pulse inside” The waitress smiled with a thousand-yard stare I dropped my napkin and I vanished from there [Pre-Chorus] The lamp swung low, the silence grew Even the coffee knew what to do I heard my name from a checkerboard wall Then I heard my shoes hit the hall [Chorus] Nope from me, dawg I ain’t eating that Nope from me, dawg That’s a hard walk back From the booth to the road I can feel my nerves Nope from me, dawg I’m the first one to reverse [Verse] We hit the road and I started to breathe Till I saw that dog in the rearview leave It was pacing behind us, steady and slow Like it had somewhere important to go My friend kept laughing, said, “You overreact” But the truck in front had a dent in the back And through the glass I saw that same old grin So I locked the doors and I kept right in [Verse] We passed a field with a rusted-out gate And a sign that said “Welcome” a little too late The headlights caught a shape in the corn Looked like a goat with an evil scorn My stomach dropped, my voice went thin I said, “That place was wrong, and the food was sin” They tried to joke, but I knew the score If a town feels cursed, I’m not staying for more [Bridge] My friends stayed seated, waving me back Talking about pie and the savings on snacks But I saw those eyes and I saw that grin And I took one breath and I was gone again [Final Chorus] Nope from me, dawg I’m already gone Nope from me, dawg Let the others hold on From the diner to the ditch I just hit the curse Nope from me, dawg I’m the first one to reverse
