[Verse 1] Three o'clock rolling, backpacks on the floor Forty small storms behind a folding door Then the road leaned left and the grown-up light went gone A cough in the mirror, then the engine carried on [Pre-Chorus] No time to be ready, no time to be scared Somebody yelled her name into the air [Chorus] Hands on the wheel, feet on the brake Little hearts thunder when the big world shakes Hold the white line, hold on, hold still The road came apart, but they bent it to their will Hands on the wheel Hands on the wheel [Verse 2] Jackson grabbed the morning before it crossed the lane Darius found thunder in the pedal chain Kayleigh called the cavalry through the screaming and the heat Destiny saw medicine shining near the seat McKenzy held her head up like a lighthouse in rain Five names rose together over panic and pain [Pre-Chorus] No capes in the camera, no warning bell Just kids who heard trouble and answered it well [Chorus] Hands on the wheel, feet on the brake Little hearts thunder when the big world shakes Hold the white line, hold on, hold still The road came apart, but they bent it to their will Hands on the wheel Hands on the wheel [Bridge] When the bus finally breathed on the shoulder of the road Every siren sounded like a choir coming home And the driver whispered thank you through the oxygen and tears You were only children till the moment needed heroes here [Final Chorus] Hands on the wheel, feet on the brake Forty lives leaning on the choices that you make Hold the white line, hold on, hold still Sometimes grace is a sixth-grade hand with iron will Hands on the wheel Hands on the wheel [Outro] Brake lights burning red like dawn Small hands held the whole road on
