[Heartland roots rock, 4-piece band, 4/4, A major, tight kick and snare, straight groove, minimal fills, bass locked to kick, steady eighth-note drive, main overdriven electric rhythm guitar with midrange bite, second electric guitar only in choruses for lift, verse baritenor is dry and close, chorus vocals slightly more open, subtle Hammond/organ pad in choruses only, tambourine enters chorus 2 onward, bridge strips back and breaks the “circles” feel with a new angle, dynamic rebuild into final chorus, organic mix, minimal processing, no modern polish, no over-arranging, hard stop ending, no fade] [Verse 1] High beams and brake lights Burning in my eyes Radio turned up loud Singing all those alibis Driving down the same old highway something tells me, not tonight something tells me, not tonight [Chorus] Let the river keep on running Let the road keep winding down I don’t need to drive in circles Let the world keep turning ’round Let the world keep turning round Let the world keep turning round [Verse 2] Gravel on the blacktop Dust landing on the hood Sun cutting through the windshield Like my Daddy said it would Big wheels keep on spinning And something says they should Something says they should [Chorus] Let the river keep on running Let the road keep winding down I don’t need to drive in circles Let the world keep turning ’round Let the world keep turning round Let the world keep turning round [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 3] Turns out all that noise Was louder in my head Funny how the quiet Says just what needs to be said Nothing left to outrun Nothing left to prove Highway keeps on rolling by I just let it move, yeah I just let it move [Final Chorus] Let the river keep on running Let the road keep winding down I don’t need to drive in circles Let the world keep turning ’round Let the world keep turning round Let the river keep on running Let the road keep winding down I don’t need to drive in circles Let the world keep turning ’round Let the world keep turning round Let the world keep turning round Let the world keep turning ’round Let the world keep turning round Let the world keep turning ’round [Outro}
