"Red Clay Return" (Response Song)

Title: “Red Clay Return” AI Artist: Lanny Deal Written by 12Gauge858 Music Response To "Red Clay Run" by Loretta [Intro Spoken – low smoky voice] (engine ticking after shutdown) I crossed state lines tryin’ to outrun memories... Funny thing about red dirt... It sticks to your boots... and your heart [Verse 1] Left black marks on that gravel drive Trailer empty, soul worn thin Thirty-four reset at a truck stop diner Still saw your face through the steam on the wind That old long nose idled restless Chrome reflecting porch light gold I told myself keep chasing highways But lonely gets heavy when the nights turn cold [Pre-Chorus] And the pines leaned low Like they knew my name Every mile west I traveled Pulled me back again [Chorus] Red clay return Keeps callin’ my wheels Red clay return Makes the highway feel Like one more run Till my walls come undone Red clay return Back where my heart still runs [Verse 2] Fuel island coffee and neon lighting Can’t wash your memory clean Passed through towns I can’t pronounce Still ended up in the same old dream Mama called said son quit running You ain’t foolin’ nobody now Love ain’t somewhere down the interstate It’s where your boots first touched the ground [Pre-Chorus] Night rolled slow Steel guitar cried soft Spent years chasing distance Still couldn’t shake you off [Chorus] Red clay return Keeps callin’ my wheels Red clay return Makes the highway feel Like one more run Till my walls come undone Red clay return Back where my heart still runs [Bridge] [close mic / whispers] If I pull in tonight... Will your porch light still burn? Cause these hands got tired Of holding steering wheels When all they wanted Was holding you [Final Chorus] Red clay return Take me through your door Red clay return Ain’t running anymore If I fall Let me fall where love begun Red clay return Yeah girl... I finally come home [Outro] (engine shuts off) (screen door opens)