Bald Tires in Carolina

Flurries in the rearview

Sky hangin’ low

Black ice on the backroad

Carolina cold

Bald tires on the Tahoe

Threads showin’ like a bad truth

Slide sideways down a gravel lane

Heartbeat drummin’ in my rib cage, woof

Mama said stay home

Boss said “you late”

Rent sittin’ on my dashboard

Got me skatin’ for the pay

Salt trucks stuck in traffic

Lines long at the store

I’m prayin’ over gas fumes

Foot heavy, can’t afford

Bald tires in a Carolina snowstorm

Prayin’ I don’t spin when I hit that turn

Whole life sittin’ on this worn-out tread

If I make it back, I’ma earn my bread

Bald tires in a Carolina snowstorm

Grip this wheel like it’s all I own

If the road wanna test me, let it howl and moan

I been ridin’ on the edge, made the edge my home

Frostbite on the window

Defrost on blast

Thrift-store hoodie

Chapped hands on the glass

Phone light glow

“Girl, you crazy where you at?”

I’m somewhere between a paycheck

And slippin’ through a crack

Church closed but I still talk

Breath foggin’ every word

“Keep me steady, keep me steady”

Hope somebody up there heard

Snow stackin’ on the hood

Bills stacked even higher

Either park it and go under

Or slide out through the fire

Bald tires in a Carolina snowstorm

Prayin’ I don’t spin when I hit that turn

Whole life sittin’ on this worn-out tread

If I make it back, I’ma earn my bread

Bald tires in a Carolina snowstorm

Grip this wheel like it’s all I own

If the road wanna test me, let it howl and moan

I been ridin’ on the edge, made the edge my home

If I fishtail, let me land on my feet (yeah)

If I skid out, let me slide to the beat (hey)

It’s a thin line, white lines, snow in my teeth

But I been driftin’ through the struggle

Ain’t a ditch I can’t leave

Bald tires in a Carolina snowstorm

Prayin’ I don’t spin when I hit that turn

Whole life sittin’ on this worn-out tread

If I make it back, I’ma earn my bread

Bald tires in a Carolina snowstorm

Grip this wheel like it’s all I own

If the road wanna test me, let it howl and moan

I been ridin’ on the edge, made the edge my home