[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, clean lead guitar melody, steady kick drum] [Verse 1] [palm-muted electric guitar, bass enters] Sun's coming up on a two-lane town Coffee gone cold, radio low You're standing there in your bare feet saying I could stay, saying don't go [acoustic guitar strumming enters] You see a life in the quiet things, porch light glow, steady ground But every time I try to breathe it in, I feel the walls closing around It ain't that I don't love you Hell, that's the hardest part You're offering me heaven but I'm built out of spark and dark [Chorus] [full band enters, heavy distorted guitar chords] I wasn't built to stay I was made of miles and motion You were holding home in your hands I was already gone when you noticed It ain't running away It's just walking toward who I am You weren't the wrong road, darling I just wasn't built to stay [Post-Chorus] [clean electric guitar lead, half-time drum feel] [Verse 2] [bass and light percussion, palm-muted guitar] Had weigh your name like a promise ring, try to play the man you deserve But sooner or later I start looking west at every engine, every curve I know I'd break in small ways, start drinking more, sleeping less I'd turn your love into a cage, call it peace, call it rest You could have saved me easy, that's the truth I won't deny But I'd hate myself for living in a life that wasn't mine [Chorus] [full band, driving rhythm] I wasn't built to stay I was made of miles and motion You were holding home in your hands I was already gone when you noticed It ain't running away It's just walking toward who I am You weren't the wrong road, darling I just wasn't built to stay [Bridge] [heavy guitar riffing, crash cymbals] Maybe love ain't always enough Maybe truth cuts deeper than lies If I stayed I'd dissipate If I leave at least I'm alive So I'll carry you in the rearview Like a song I still believe You're the best damn almost that ever happened to me [Guitar Solo] [distorted lead guitar, wah-wah effect] I wasn't built to stay I was made of miles and motion You were holding home in your hands I was already gone when you noticed [Chorus] [full volume, aggressive drums] It ain't running away It's just walking toward who I am You weren't the wrong road, darling I just wasn't built to stay [Outro] [music swells, then drops to acoustic guitar and clean electric] So when you see my taillights Fade into the break of day Know I loved you honest I just wasn't built to stay [final guitar chord rings out]
