[Verse 1] Boots on the dash in your old Ford cab Sunburnt knee and a heart half-cracked Got mascara on my Sunday shame Still smell your cologne in this windowpane Talking to God like a late-night friend “Why you let forever hit a dead-end?” Field full of crickets, mind full of noise Replay fights in your gravel-road voice [Chorus] I got a backroad halo Little bit stained, little tangled Praying in the dark of my daddy’s truck Tear-streaked face, but I still look up I’m a honky-tonk heart with a hip-hop ache Wine in a coffee cup, hands still shake But I’ll rise from the wreck, let the pain turn gold Yeah, I’m driving through the dirt with a backroad halo (oh-oh) [Verse 2] Mama in the kitchen with the sweet tea glass Says, “Baby, you forgiving him ain’t his pass” I been scrolling through the photos that we won’t post Cropping out the dreams that I loved most Braids in my hair and a chip on my lip Little wildflower with a full tank drip Hit that county line like a drum on two Got mud on my tires, got my eyes on truth [Chorus] I got a backroad halo Little bit stained, little tangled Praying in the dark of my daddy’s truck Tear-streaked face, but I still look up I’m a honky-tonk heart with a hip-hop ache Wine in a coffee cup, hands still shake But I’ll rise from the wreck, let the pain turn gold Yeah, I’m driving through the dirt with a backroad halo (halo, halo) [Bridge] Hands up high through the moonroof open (hey!) Let the night air carry what’s broken Every mile marker like an amen choir Every little scar just fuels this fire I ain’t your lesson, I’m my own revival Turn this heartbreak into my survival (yeah) [Chorus] I got a backroad halo Little bit stained, little tangled Praying in the dark of my daddy’s truck Tear-streaked face, but I still look up I’m a honky-tonk heart with a hip-hop ache But I dance in the rain till the bad days break Watch me rise from the wreck, let the pain turn gold Yeah, I’m shining through the dust with a backroad halo (oh-oh) Yeah, I’m singing down the road with a backroad halo (one more time)
