[Verse 1] Dust on the dash, your ring in the tray Old gas station receipt from the day you drove away I still take the long way past Miller’s field Where the screen door slammed and the silence healed [Pre-Chorus] I hear your name in the tires on gravel Feel that ache start to unravel One more mile and I’m back in the flame One more mile and I’m saying your name [Chorus] Backroads and broken hearts That’s where we fell apart Backroads and broken hearts (Backroads and broken hearts) If I turn around tonight Maybe I can make it right Backroads and broken hearts (Backroads and broken hearts) [Verse 2] Mama said time would toughen the bone But it don’t fix a house when the fire’s gone Your red coat hangs where the cold can see Like a prayer left dead in the cedar tree [Pre-Chorus] I hear your name in the tires on gravel Feel that ache start to unravel One more mile and I’m back in the flame One more mile and I’m saying your name [Chorus] Backroads and broken hearts That’s where we fell apart Backroads and broken hearts (Backroads and broken hearts) If I turn around tonight Maybe I can make it right Backroads and broken hearts (Backroads and broken hearts) [Bridge] There’s a bend by the creek where I lost my nerve And a church bell ringing for what we deserved I’d trade this pride for one more chance One last slow dance in the headlights [Chorus] Backroads and broken hearts That’s where we fell apart Backroads and broken hearts (Backroads and broken hearts) If I turn around tonight Maybe I can make it right Backroads and broken hearts (Backroads and broken hearts)
