GREEN LIGHTS AND WRONG TURNS [INTRO] [Quick acoustic figure, bass walks in, drums catch immediately] Got one shoe tied, Coffee riding shotgun— If the light turns green, I guess we're gone. [VERSE 1] I ain't got a map worth trusting I got forty ways to roam Every road I ever counted on Found another way back home Keys are talking in my pocket Morning's leaning on the glass I spent half my life saying, "One more minute" Then wondering how it passed [PRE-CHORUS] So I quit asking every mile What it's supposed to mean Some roads don't tell you where they're going Till you're already in the scene [CHORUS] Give me green lights and wrong turns Good tires and a little gas Something playing through the speakers Makes me say, "Hold up—run that back" I don't need to know the ending I just need the wheels to learn Sometimes the road that gets you there Starts with a beautiful wrong turn [VERSE 2 — FAST CADENCE] Coffee cup, dashboard, sunlight in the mirror Little bit older but the picture getting clearer Used to chase the answer, now I let it catch me Funny how the good stuff shows up accidentally One thought, two chords, three words in a jar Next thing you know there's a whole damn guitar Wasn't looking for a doorway, wasn't hunting for a sign— I just tripped across a sentence And the sentence said, "You're mine." [BREAK] Wait— What'd he say? [HALF-BEAT SILENCE] I said— I quit chasing lightning When I learned where thunder lives. [INSTRUMENTAL HIT] [CHORUS] Give me green lights and wrong turns Good tires and a little gas Something playing through the speakers Makes me say, "Hold up—run that back" I don't need to know the ending I just need the wheels to learn Sometimes the road that gets you there Starts with a beautiful wrong turn [BRIDGE] Maybe heaven doesn't holler Maybe good things don't announce Maybe they just land beside you And wait to see if you look down Maybe all that perfect planning Ain't as perfect as it seems 'Cause some of my favorite places Were never anywhere in my dreams [8-BAR GUITAR TURNAROUND] [FINAL CHORUS] Give me green lights and wrong turns Windows cracked and speakers loud Leave a little room for something We ain't smart enough to plan out I don't need to know the ending Let tomorrow take its turn Some of the best things heaven drops Come disguised as wrong turns [OUTRO — QUICK, SMILING] Got both shoes tied, Coffee riding shotgun— Light turned green. Man... Here we come. [Extended electric guitar ride-out]
