[Intro — fingerpicked acoustic guitar, warm natural room] Yeah... Funny what you remember when you haven't been back in a while [Verse 1 — close, natural, conversational] Used to know these roads before I knew myself Fence posts, open fields and dust on everything else Summer hanging heavy over acres turning gold Didn't know I was making memories I was just trying to get home [Pre-Chorus — subtle bass enters] Some places disappear without ever really leaving Somewhere underneath it all I still know what I'm seeing [Chorus — band opens naturally, lead vocal stays clean] OLD ROADS Still know my name Even when the signs change some things stay the same OLD ROADS Running through my bones I can leave where I came from but I never really go No... I never really go [Verse 2 — deeper groove, relaxed rhythmic delivery] Wilton in the rearview Elk Grove up ahead Back when fields went farther than the houses ever did Out toward SLOO-house where the valley starts to bend Didn't need a destination just enough road and a couple friends Now the years move faster than those headlights used to run But every time I pass that way I know where I'm from [Pre-Chorus — restrained lift] Some places disappear without ever really leaving You can change the whole horizon Still... I know what I'm seeing [Chorus — wider acoustic strumming, Telecaster and live drums] OLD ROADS Still know my name Even when the signs change some things stay the same OLD ROADS Running through my bones I can leave where I came from but I never really go No... I never really go [Instrumental Turn — acoustic guitar, Telecaster, warm bass] [Bridge — strip almost completely to voice and acoustic] Maybe home ain't what is standing there Maybe home is what you carry The smell of rain on summer dirt The silence past the dairy A fence line A two-lane A sunset turning red That kuh-SUM-ness River still somewhere in my head And every mile behind me Still somewhere up ahead [Short pause] [Final Chorus — full organic live band, no crowd vocals] OLD ROADS Still know my name Even when the world moves on some things don't have to change OLD ROADS Running through my bones I've gone farther than I dreamed of but I never went alone OLD ROADS Yeah... I can leave where I came from but I never really go [Outro — drums disappear, acoustic and Telecaster remain] Funny what you remember... when you haven't been back in a while
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