Tailgate Ashes

[Verse 1] Your boots by the door, still caked in red clay Your good-bye hit hard, like the last train came I left your ring on the dash in the rain Let it roll to the floor with the rest of your name Mama said, girl, don’t let love cut deep But you took my peace and you took my sleep Now I’m patchin’ this heart with a needle and thread Tryna burn your smoke out my head [Chorus] Tailgate ashes, tailgate ashes I ain’t waitin’ on your call-back passes Tailgate ashes, tailgate ashes You broke my trust, now watch me pass this [Verse 2] I seen the texts pile up, then the lies got slick You was two-timin’ slow, talkin’ that same old trick I was knee-deep mad, had a porch light stare You left me with the keys and a whole lotta glare Now I’m ghost in the lane, black truck, mud splash Heart got a crack, but I still cash that laugh Don’t say “baby” now, don’t try that act You made your bed, now sleep in that I got cold in my chest, got fire in my hands Put your name in the dust with my wedding band You can keep that sorry, keep your fake little truth I got a new kind of hard, and it don’t need you [Chorus] Tailgate ashes, tailgate ashes I ain’t waitin’ on your call-back passes Tailgate ashes, tailgate ashes You broke my trust, now watch me pass this [Verse 3] I took the long road home past the bean field rows Moon on the tin roof, still nobody knows How I cried in the dark with the fan on low How I held that hurt like a dog on a rope Now the porch swing creaks, but I don’t swing back I don’t chase what breaks me, I don’t live like that There’s a little bit of sweet in the bitter I kept And a little bit of you I finally left [Verse 4] You can brag to your friends, say I couldn’t cope I was built from the dirt and a whole lotta hope I got scars in my smile, got grit in my throat And a heart that can heal when it’s set to the road So I’m ridin’ out clean with my chin up high Sun on my face and a tear in my eye If you ever come back, better come on right ’Cause this girl don’t fold twice [Chorus] Tailgate ashes, tailgate ashes I ain’t waitin’ on your call-back passes Tailgate ashes, tailgate ashes You broke my trust, now watch me pass this