[Verse 1] Four-by-four in the clay Roll slow through the pines Mud on the sidewall Moon on the signs I got a map in my glove Folded up, ripped wide You laugh when I miss a turn Then you lean to my side Creek bed shining below Like a knife in the dark Old fence posts bent over Like they know where to start [Pre-Chorus] Take the cut by the hill Where the gravel runs thin Hold tight to my name We can’t stay stuck in [Chorus] Down these mountain backroads We go Down these mountain backroads Slow Dirt on our boots Wild in our bones Down these mountain backroads Home (Down these mountain backroads) [Verse 2] Saw a fox at the bend Then it vanished clean Past a rusted-out gate And a field of green We climbed to the ridge Where the whole town sleeps You traced every light Like a secret to keep I don’t need a crowd Just your hand and this road Every blind little curve Got a story to hold [Pre-Chorus] Take the cut by the hill Let the engine complain If the world’s too loud We can outrun the chain [Chorus] Down these mountain backroads We go Down these mountain backroads Slow Dirt on our boots Wild in our bones Down these mountain backroads Home (Down these mountain backroads) [Bridge] If the night gets steep And the branches close in We’ll follow that bend Till the wild begins No gold on the dash No plans in our hands Just a heartbeat road And a sky full of chance [Final Chorus] Down these mountain backroads We go Down these mountain backroads Slow Dirt on our boots Wild in our bones Down these mountain backroads Home Down these mountain backroads Yeah, we know Down these mountain backroads Go (Down these mountain backroads) (Down these mountain backroads)
