[Verse 1] We took the back road home Past the feed store sign Mud on your white shoes Dust on my right mind You laughed with your head down Like you knew the way I kept both hands steady On a frame made plain [Pre-Chorus] No map in the glove box No line in the dark Just your hand on my sleeve And the beat of my heart We were too young to know What a promise could weigh Still you looked at me And I heard you say [Chorus] Keep it unpaved Keep it unpaved If it hurts, let it shake We can still make our way Keep it unpaved Keep it unpaved (keep it unpaved) I like the wild, rough road Where your name still stays [Verse 2] Now the fence is leaning By the bent oak tree Same red clay bleeding Up the tires and jeans You call from the porch light Saying, come on in Like the house kept waiting For the wheels again [Pre-Chorus] I learned your silence Like a weathered sign How you pull me closer When the world won't lie If this trail breaks open Let it break this way I can hear you breathing And I know what to say [Chorus] Keep it unpaved Keep it unpaved If it hurts, let it shake We can still make our way Keep it unpaved Keep it unpaved (keep it unpaved) I like the wild, rough road Where your name still stays [Bridge] Let the rain come down Let it carve the lane We don't need straight edges To know what's changed If the ground gives out I'll stay in frame With your open palm And the same old name [Final Chorus] Keep it unpaved Keep it unpaved If it hurts, let it shake We can still make our way Keep it unpaved Keep it unpaved (keep it unpaved) I like the wild, rough road Where your name still stays Keep it unpaved Keep it unpaved (keep it unpaved)
