[Hook] Ridin’ down the backroad, speakers hittin’ like a drum, Boots on the dash, whiskey kissin’ on my tongue, City in my veins but the country where I’m from, Heart beat heavy like the 808s thump Tailgate rattlin’ on an old dirt road, Chevy tires kickin’ up a cloud of red smoke, Bonfire cracklin’ by the edge of the creek, Friday night drinking got us wild all week [Pause] [Verse] Steel-toed dreams, grew up where the fields don’t lie, Mama told me “boy, keep your pride but aim high,” Now I’m in the mud with the shine on my ride, Country boy soul with a trap-state mind. Barnyard nights turned me into who I became, Worked through the struggle, learned to muscle through pain, Cowboy hat low when I slide through the lane, But my flow still kick like a wild mustang. Met her summer ’09 by the rusted red gate, She had boots full of dust, dreams bigger than the state, I had a beat-up Chevy, but a heart that was straight, Told her “hop in,” she smiled — guess that sealed my fate. We’d sneak to the creek, let the moon be our light, Talkin’ ’bout the future, what we’d be one night, Said she wanted out the town, I said “I might,” But life hit hard when you ain’t raised right. Daddy lost his job, bills stacked to the sky, I stayed to help out, she left with a cry, She said “don’t forget me,” I said “I’ll try,” But watching taillights fade taught me how to lie. [Pause] [Pre-Hook] Bonfire crackin’, Chevy door slammed You leaned over, put your cold hand in my hand Dirt on our boots from that old field road Didn’t need much, we were good on our own Your head on my shoulder, nowhere to be Just you and me and that country breeze [Hook] Ridin’ down the backroad, speakers hittin’ like a drum, Boots on the dash, whiskey kissin’ on my tongue, City in my veins but the country where I’m from, Heart beat heavy like the 808s thump Tailgate rattlin’ on an old dirt road, Chevy tires kickin’ up a cloud of red smoke, Bonfire cracklin’ by the edge of the creek, Friday night drinking got us wild all week [Bridge] Radio playing where corn don't grow Your hand in mine where the wild grass grow Truck bed creakin’ by the riverside Whole world gone when you look in my eyes Just small-town hearts and that backroad love 2 dirt road, kids watching stars above [Pause] [Verse 2] Couple years passed, now I’m back on my grind, Got the Chevy lifted up, 12s kickin’ behind, Now the same folks doubtin’ me be hittin’ my line. Made a name in the city off the work I laid, Moonshine in a jar, got the crowd all swayed, Country boy drip with a big-town fade, I’m the proof that a heartbreak can sharpen a blade. Then she showed back up on a late-night tip, Tears on her face, hand shakey on her hip, Said “I thought you’d forget me when I took that trip,” I said “you left for the world — I just learned how to live.” Now we ridin’ slow, let the past unfold, Two hearts on a road that was dust and cold, Told her “I ain’t the same boy you left before,” She said “good, ‘cause I needed somethin’ more” [Guitar riffs solo]
