[Verse 1]
Keys on the counter
Phone face up
Red lipstick on your coffee cup
Didn’t need a password
Didn’t need proof
Your messages were louder than the truth
You walked in talkin’
“Baby, it’s not what it seems”
But I’d already packed up
Folded up my last good dream
Threw that old duffel
In the bed, dust in the sun
Heartbeats hittin’ like a kick drum
[Pre-Chorus]
You said “wait” from the porch
Bare feet on the wood
Hands shakin’, mascara runnin’ like rain
But the only thing I saw
In that rearview glass
Was a man who finally walked away
[Chorus]
So I cranked that black F-150
Seat pushed back, pain ridin’ with me
Tail-lights bleedin’ through the dawn, all empty
I chose the road instead of you
Engine loud over “I’m sorry”
Two-lane ghostin’ every story
When I saw you standin’ there, I knew
I’d drive away and never look back at you
[Verse 2]
Gravel poppin’
Like it’s tryna hold on
Mailbox shrinkin’ in the rear, then gone
Your shadow on the driveway
Frozen in place
Like you finally felt the weight of your mistakes
Radio low
But my thoughts too loud
Every mile put a mile
Between my name and your mouth
Talkin’ to the windshield
Like it did me wrong
But it never lied, just pushed me on
[Pre-Chorus]
You text “come home”
Screen lit up blue
That buzz on the dash like a weak excuse
Let it ring out, let it fade
Like your alibis
White lines cuttin’ through your lies
[Chorus]
So I cranked that black F-150
Seat pushed back, pain ridin’ with me
Tail-lights bleedin’ through the dawn, all empty
I chose the road instead of you
Engine loud over “I’m sorry”
Two-lane ghostin’ every story
When I saw you standin’ there, I knew
I’d drive away and never look back at you
[Bridge]
[low vocal register, half-spoken rap]
Yeah
I remember that night like a Polaroid burn
Your porch light flicker while my wheels turned
You in that T-shirt, cryin’ my name
But you already played out every last game
You made that bed, now you lay in it
I made this choice, now I stay in it
Steel on the highway, steel in my spine
You crossed the line, so I found mine
[rap builds]
New town, same truck, same scars, new sky
Still hear you sometimes when the wind rides by
But if hurt is the toll on a brand-new track
I’ll pay in full, just ain’t goin’ back
[Chorus]
So I cranked that black F-150
Seat pushed back, pain ridin’ with me
Tail-lights bleedin’ through the dawn, all empty
I chose the road instead of you
Engine loud over “I’m sorry”
Two-lane ghostin’ every story
When I saw you standin’ there, I knew
I’d drive away and never look back at you
[Chorus]