Verse 1 Steel on the highway, wind in my teeth Clock‑in, clock‑out never meant much to me I’m rolling past the fences they built in my mind There’s gotta be more than the same old grind Dust on my boots and a ghost in my chest Every mile I take feels like a quiet protest I’m chasing something nameless, something alive A spark in the dark that keeps me driving through the night Pre‑Chorus I left my shadow in that factory town Let the rear‑view mirror watch it drown If freedom’s a sin, then I’ll take the blame I’d rather burn out than stay the same Chorus I wanna keep on riding, never look back Life’s too short for a soul‑killing track I’m done with the cages they call a routine I’m carving my name in the spaces between Yeah, I’m chasing the fire they said I’d never find There’s gotta be more than the grind Verse 2 (the twist begins) I found a diner where the lost ones meet A stranger said, “Son, you’re just like me” But his eyes held storms I’d never survived He said, “You ain’t running — you’re waking up alive” He told me every rebel hits a point in the road Where the weight of the past becomes too heavy to tow “But the truth,” he said, “ain’t behind or ahead It’s the man you become when the old you is dead” Pre‑Chorus 2 His words hit harder than a bottle of rye Made me see the world with a different eye Maybe the freedom I’m trying to chase Is the courage to stand in my own damn place Chorus I wanna keep on riding, never look back Life’s too short for a soul‑killing track I’m done with the cages they call a routine I’m carving my name in the spaces between Yeah, I’m chasing the fire they said I’d never find There’s gotta be more than the grind Bridge (the twist lands) Maybe I’m not lost — maybe I’m reborn A wolf who finally stepped out of the storm Maybe the road ain’t an escape or a lie Maybe it’s the place where I learn how to fly Final Chorus I’m gonna keep on riding, heart open wide No chains, no clocks, no fear left inside I’m done with the cages they call a routine I’m carving my name in the spaces between Yeah, I’m chasing the fire they said I’d never find Turns out the “more” was inside my mind
