**Dust on These Tires** [VERSE 1] I was parked outside your driveway thinking life was over, Headlights cutting through a midnight October, Had your goodbye ringing loud in my head, Like a long black train I couldn't outrun yet. Then I turned that key and rolled those wheels, Found out a little distance changes how it feels, Mile by mile, line by line, Started getting myself back one road at a time. [PRE-CHORUS] Funny how a broken heart can finally breathe, When you let the rearview hold what you don't need. [CHORUS] Got dust on these tires, wind in my soul, Little bit lost but I'm letting it roll, Radio up and the night sky wide, Leaving old ghosts on the county line. I thought goodbye would break me down, Now I'm finding pieces I forgot I found, Turns out freedom looks pretty good out here, With dust on these tires. [VERSE 2] Every exit sign feels like another chance, Another small-town bar, another first slow dance, Every old hurt fading in the dark, Like sparks disappearing from a backyard fire. [PRE-CHORUS] Yeah, some scars stay and some fade away, But the sunrise keeps showing up every day. [CHORUS] Got dust on these tires, wind in my soul, Little bit lost but I'm letting it roll, Radio up and the night sky wide, Leaving old ghosts on the county line. I thought goodbye would break me down, Now I'm finding pieces I forgot I found, Turns out freedom looks pretty good out here, With dust on these tires. [BRIDGE] I ain't saying it didn't hurt like hell, Just saying I finally got out of that spell, Sometimes the road knows more than we do, Sometimes getting gone gets you back to you. [FINAL CHORUS] Got dust on these tires, wind in my soul, No looking back and no slowing the road, Radio up and the dawn breaking clear, Left all that heartache somewhere back there, I thought goodbye would leave me down, Now I'm standing taller on this ground I found, Turns out freedom looks pretty good out here, With dust on these tires.
