I’m driftin’ away from all my troubles

[Verse 1] Red clay dust on my dashboard Old gumbo stain on this shirt Radio hums like a backroad prayer You laugh and kick off your boots first You say, “Baby, just keep drivin’” I see the porch lights fade behind Every mile, a little lighter As your small hand curls in mine [Chorus] I’m driftin’ away from all my troubles Down this line in your patient eyes You’re a southern belle with a little more thunder Sweet as June, got that July fire Let the past fall off like gravel In your gaze, it all unwinds I’m losin’ my way in all the right ways In your sass and patient eyes [Verse 2] You cuss that sign in the rearview Draw a heart in the fogged-up glass Say, “Who needs maps when the sky’s this clear?” Then wink and sip from your flask (oh yeah) You talk slow about your mama How love means showin’ up on time Then you grin and steal my ball cap Say, “You’ll learn, boy, just drive” [Chorus] I’m driftin’ away from all my troubles Down this line in your patient eyes You’re a southern belle with a little more thunder Sweet as June, got that July fire Let the past fall off like gravel In your gaze, it all unwinds I’m losin’ my way in all the right ways In your sass and patient eyes [Bridge] You put your feet on the dash Say, “Tell me every scar you hide” I start talkin’ ‘bout the hard years You just nod and squeeze tight Storms still swarm in the distance But they never cross this ride Long as I’m gettin’ lost forever In that slow, forgiving smile [Chorus] I’m driftin’ away from all my troubles Down this line in your patient eyes You’re a southern belle with a little more thunder Sweet as June, got that July fire Let the past fall off like gravel In your gaze, it all unwinds I’m losin’ my way in all the right ways In your sass and patient eyes (yeah) In your sass and patient eyes