**Verse 1** Started out smooth, sun on my dash, Windows down, heart full of gas. Then the gravel hit, and the sky turned gray, Every mile dared me to stay. **Chorus (hook)** You’re that old country road I can’t forget, Full of holes, full of sweat. Beat me down but taught me grit, I still got dust from where you hit. Yeah, you twist, you turn, you break my load— You’re my old country road. **Verse 2** You’d laugh when I hit the rut too deep, Spun my wheels, lost my sleep. Every curve had your mean streak grin, But hell if I’d let you win. **Chorus (hook)** You’re that old country road I can’t forget, Full of holes, full of sweat. Beat me down but taught me grit, I still got dust from where you hit. Yeah, you twist, you turn, you break my load— You’re my old country road. **Bridge** Now I drive that stretch with the high beams on, Ghosts in the ditches, but the fear’s long gone. Every scar on my truck’s a medal I wear, Proof I made it out of there. **Breakdown / Chorus 3** Old country road, you can’t steer me now, I found new ground, I know how. Still hear your gravel in my soul, But I’m drivin’ on, still whole. **Outro** Dust in the rearview, wind in my face, Ain’t goin’ back to that twisted place. You can keep your ruts, your heavy load— Goodbye, old country road.
