(Verse 1) Met you on a Friday, dust on your boots Backroad bar, neon buzzing, both of us bruised You had that don’t-get-close look in your eyes I had a past I was trying to hide We danced slow on a checkered floor Like we’d both been there a thousand times before You laughed when I stepped on your feet Said, “If you’re a mess, you’re alright with me” (Pre-Chorus) From that night on, it was wild and true A little bit broken, a little tattooed (Chorus) So I promise you forever on this red clay ground Through every lost road and every we found Through the nights we’re in love and the nights we fight When we slam those doors but stay every time With your rough edges, your restless heart And all my chaos, my shattered parts Through the good, the bad, the wrong, the right I promise you forever for the rest of my life (Verse 2) We drive too fast down those county roads Windows down, letting everything go You wear my jacket, I wear your name In every goodbye we never say We’ve had nights with whiskey words Said things that cut, said things that burned You walk out, I break down, we cool off alone Then you’re back at the door saying, “Baby, I’m home” (Pre-Chorus) We ain’t perfect, we never pretend But we choose each other again and again (Chorus) So I promise you forever on this red clay ground Through every lost road and every we found Through the nights we’re in love and the nights we fight When we slam those doors but stay every time With your rough edges, your restless heart And all my chaos, my shattered parts Through the good, the bad, the wrong, the right I promise you forever for the rest of my life (Bridge) You get quiet when the world gets loud I get angry, say things I’m not proud of You overthink, I run too fast We both got ghosts from a broken past But you hold me close when I fall apart And I trace every scar on your guarded heart We ain’t easy, but we’re real and true And I’d take every storm just to stand with you (Chorus) So I promise you forever on this red clay ground Through every lost road and every we found Through the nights we’re in love and the nights we fight When we slam those doors but stay every time With your rough edges, your restless heart And all my chaos, my shattered parts Through the good, the bad, the wrong, the right I promise you forever for the rest of my life (Outro) Barefoot in the dirt, hands intertwined Ain’t a perfect love, but it’s yours and mine And I’d choose you every day, every time Yeah… forever for the rest of my life
