Backroad Reckoning

[Intro – Ambient / Whispered] Hear that? That ain’t thunder… That’s me comin’. [Verse 1] Headlights cut through a midnight sin Road don’t end where the lines give in You rolled up talkin’ big boy talk Now you limpin’ down a one-way walk Got mud on my name, blood in my song Raised on right but I learned from wrong You don’t know what you stepped into This ain’t a game, this a point of view [Pre-Chorus] You keep diggin’, I keep still Like a snake waitin’ on the kill One more word, one more doubt Yeah… you about to find out [Chorus] Go on—push that line, cross that wire Play with sparks, you gon’ start that fire Ain’t no brakes when I black out Backroad reckoning—find out You want heat? I bring the drought Dry your soul, wear your pride out You knocked once, now I break out Backroad reckoning—find out [Verse 2 – Rap / Snarled Delivery] Yeah, I’m that gravel in your teeth That weight in your chest when you can’t breathe Talk slick, get buried in the beat Six feet deep where the roots all creep I don’t bark, I drag chains Got ghosts that ride in my lane Every scar got a story to shout Every story say “don’t find out” [Pre-Chorus] You keep pushin’, I don’t fold This that fire you can’t control Tick-tock, hear that sound? That’s your time runnin’ down [Chorus] Go on—push that line, cross that wire Play with sparks, you gon’ start that fire Ain’t no brakes when I black out Backroad reckoning—find out You want heat? I bring the drought Dry your soul, wear your pride out You knocked once, now I break out Backroad reckoning—find out [Breakdown – Heavy / Screamed] FIND—OUT! Yeah you ran that mouth too loud FIND—OUT! Now you standin’ in the crowd Step up, get cut, no savin’ grace This that dirt where they lose their face You wanted war, now scream it proud— FIND. OUT. [Bridge – Melodic Country / Haunting] There’s a cross by the bend in the road Names carved deep where the wild grass grows You can pray, but it won’t slow down What comes around in this dead-end town [Final Chorus – Full Band Explosion] Go on—push that line, cross that wire Play with sparks, you gon’ start that fire Ain’t no brakes when I black out Backroad reckoning—find out You want heat? I bring the drought Crack the sky, let the dark spill out You had a chance, you ran your mouth— Backroad reckoning… find out [Outro – Low / Spoken] Yeah… Shoulda turned around at the county line. :::