"Crossing State Lines” (Response)

Title: CROSSING STATE LINES FOR YOU (Response to Minnie) (Spoken Intro — diesel engine idling, headset beep, rain on windshield, darker cello drone) Mmmm... Crazy world... How somebody you never touched... Can become the person you miss the most. Started with a friend request... Turned into late nights... Missed sleep... And now every road somehow points toward you. (background whispers) (for you...) (one more mile...) (can’t wait...) [Hook — dark acoustic guitar riff + cello] [Verse 1] Started with your picture on a cracked-up screen Now your smile lives where my stress used to be Long nights rolling through state lines alone Got your name lighting up my phone You know when traffic got me wore thin Know when silence means I’m fighting again Funny how somebody miles away Can make a truck cab feel less empty You send sunsets from your side of town I send highway lights when the sun goes down Somewhere between calls and missing you Distance turned into something true (background) (can’t wait to hold you...) (feel you close...) [Pre-Chorus] I know your laugh Know your pause Know when you’re smiling Before you talk And every goodbye Hits harder than it should (background) (mmmm...) (for you...) [Chorus] I’m crossing state lines for you Running these roads with your voice pulling through Two states apart But my soul already moved I want your hand Not another screen Want your heartbeat close Not through Bluetooth dreams (background whispers) (can’t wait to hold you...) (feel you close...) (hold your hand...) (for you...) I’m crossing state lines for you Cause loving you through signals and miles Ain’t enough anymore (background) (baby...) (one more mile...) [Post Chorus] (can’t wait to hold you...) (feel your touch...) (hold your hand...) (mmmm...) [Verse 2] Video calls till we both fall asleep Phone glowing low while the road hums beneath You know my routes better than most Know where I stop when I miss you the most Your town pinned deep in my GPS Like fate typed in the address Every exit sign lately feels Like it’s telling me don’t wait still These truck stops and county lines Carry pieces of you every night Truth is baby I already left Parts of me there with you (background) (can’t wait...) (for you...) [Pre-Chorus] Know your porch Know your grin Know how fast my whole world spins When your name comes through again Girl these miles Ain’t winning this [Chorus] I’m crossing state lines for you Running these roads with your voice pulling through Two states apart But my soul already moved I want your hand Not another screen Want your heartbeat close Not through Bluetooth dreams (background) (can’t wait to hold you...) (feel you close...) (hold your hand...) I’m crossing state lines for you Cause loving you through signals and miles Ain’t enough anymore [Bridge — darker piano enters, cello swells] One day no buffering No frozen screens No more saying goodnight Through tiny machines Just me at your door Bag in my hand Finally proving This wasn’t just internet plans (background whispers) (can’t wait to hold you...) (feel you close...) (hold your hand...) (massage your body...) (for you...) Cause baby I’m tired Of kissing a screen Tired of imagining What forever means [Final Chorus — bigger guitars, tribal percussion lift] I’m crossing state lines for you Rain on the windshield cutting right through Two states apart But not for long Got your town saved Got my truck aimed west And if love’s a highway Girl I’m driving what’s left (background layers) (can’t wait to hold you...) (feel you close...) (hold your hand...) (for you...) (one more mile...) (baby...) I’m crossing state lines for you... [Outro — turn signal clicking, truck fades] Started with Facebook... Now I’m chasing forever... (background fading) (can’t wait to hold you...) (for you...) (one more mile...) (baby...)