[Intro – clean electric guitar, slow build] Steel strings hummin’, engine breathin’ low… Another town I don’t call home. [Verse 1] Dust on my boots, got miles in my bones, Every road I take just leads me alone, Neon signs flicker like they know my name, But they don’t know the man… or the pain. I’ve been chased by ghosts I never outran, Every deal I made turned dust in my hands, But I keep movin’, don’t ask me why— Some men live… just for the ride. [Pre-Chorus] You can’t chain the wind, you can’t douse the flame, I’ve been lost so long it feels the same— [Chorus] I still run the line, through fire and sky, No place left to fall, no reason to hide, Got a heart like steel and a past I can’t outride— I ain’t dead, I ain’t done… I’m still alive. [Verse 2] Saw a girl once, almost made me stay, But the road don’t love you back that way, Left her standin’ in the rain and cold— Yeah, I still see her when my eyes closed Cards on the table, fate in my hand, Every wrong turn made me who I am, If there’s a price, I already paid— With every scar and every mistake. [Pre-Chorus] You can’t cage the storm, you can’t hold the night, I’ve been walkin’ shadows my whole damn life— [Chorus] I still run the line, through fire and sky, No place left to fall, no reason to hide, Got a heart like steel and a past I can’t outride— I ain’t dead, I ain’t done… I’m still alive. [Bridge – stripped down, emotional] If I stop, I fade… If I turn, I break… So I ride that edge between love and escape… [Final Chorus – bigger, layered vocals] I still run the line, through fire and sky, With a flame that burns and a road I can’t deny, Every mile I bleed just keeps me alive— I ain’t lost… I just never arrive. [Outro – guitar solo fade] Steel strings hummin’… And I’m still gone.
