"I Turned That Truck Around" (Response)

"I Turned That Truck Around" AI Artist Lanny Deal Written by 12Gauge858 Music Mmm... You know... Funny thing about a long highway... No matter how far you drive... Some roads only lead one place. I kept tellin' myself I was done. Kept puttin' miles between me and your name. But every exit sign... Every lonely gas station... Every late-night mile marker... Somehow sounded like you. And when that phone lit up... I already knew. This wasn't about where I was goin'. It was about who I was runnin' from. So I eased off that throttle... Looked out at that Texas sky... And smiled. 'Cause for the first time all night... I quit fightin' it. Girl... I turned that truck around. [Verse 1] County line in my rearview Moonlight cuttin' through the glass White lines hummin' underneath me Tryin' to leave our past But your perfume on my hoodie Wouldn't let me get too far And every song upon that radio Sounded like your heart I said one more mile Then another one somehow But every road I took tonight Just kept pointin' south [Pre-Chorus] I could hear your voice In the middle of the dark Couldn't outrun What you parked inside my heart [Chorus] I turned that truck around Halfway to the county line Your voice kept ridin' shotgun Messin' with my mind Every mile I put between us Just brought your memory out Girl, I finally quit runnin' And turned that truck around Pulled back into your driveway Heart beatin' hard and loud You were standin' on that porch When I turned that truck around [Verse 2] Saw your silhouette waitin' Under that faded porch light glow Lord, the way you looked at me Made it hard to let go Keys still in my right hand But I never made a move The second that you touched me I remembered every truth All those nights I wasted Pretendin' I was fine Were buried in the gravel The moment you met my eyes [Pre-Chorus] You said not a word Just reached out slow And every reason that I left Was gone before I knowed [Chorus] I turned that truck around Halfway to the county line Your voice kept ridin' shotgun Messin' with my mind Every mile I put between us Just brought your memory out Girl, I finally quit runnin' And turned that truck around Pulled back into your driveway Heart beatin' hard and loud You were standin' on that porch When I turned that truck around [Bridge] Girl, your hands found mine Like they never left And every lonely highway Got quiet in my chest No more runnin' No more miles Just your lips And that slow sweet smile [Breakdown} Engine tickin' as it cooled Crickets singin' through the pines Your head against my shoulder My hand against your side You whispered... "Took you long enough." (Mm...) Baby... You weren't wrong. [Final Chorus] I turned that truck around Halfway to the county line Your voice kept ridin' shotgun Messin' with my mind Every mile I put between us Just brought your memory out Girl, I finally quit runnin' And turned that truck around Parked that old Peterbilt And left the whole world out Now every road worth takin' Starts right here somehow I turned that truck around I turned that truck around And finally made it home [Outro — whispered] Mmm... You were right. Every road led back to you.