[Intro - solo acoustic guitar, warm simple fingerpicked progression, no percussion, quiet and intimate] [Verse 1 - vocal enters close-mic and conversational, acoustic guitar only] Screen door slammed behind us, summer of seventeen Dust on the dashboard, radio dreams We didn't have much but we had all night Chasing that feeling, chasing that light [Verse 2 - gentle bassline and soft brushed drums join, subtle piano fill] Gravel roads and gas station coffee Nobody tells you how fast it'll go We were just kids playing at forever Didn't know yet what we didn't know [Chorus - full band in, crisp drums, organ swell underneath, solo male lead vocal opens up with more power] So we ran it wide open, hearts on the line Living like sundown was the only time Windows down, world spinning fast Trying to make these years the ones that last Wide open roads, wide open sky Young and reckless, never asking why [Verse 3 - pull back slightly toward verse 1 intimacy, still full band but softer] Now the porch light's dimmer than it used to be And the faces changed but the road's still free Still hear that engine calling out my name Still feel that fire, still feel that flame [Bridge - drop to sparse acoustic guitar or piano only, same steady 118 BPM tempo maintained, tone shifts reflective and weary] Some nights I go back there in my mind To the gravel and the girl and that summer sky Wonder if she thinks of it too Wonder if the road still remembers who [Chorus - full band rebuild, solo male lead vocal throughout, no additional vocalist] So we ran it wide open, hearts on the line Living like sundown was the only time Windows down, world spinning fast Trying to make these years the ones that last Wide open roads, wide open sky Young and reckless, never asking why [Outro - strip back to acoustic guitar and solo lead vocal only, fading slow, same tempo] Wide open roads... wide open sky... Still chasing that light, you and I
