Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Ashtray full of half-planned futures Lit cigarettes and busted plans You say you’re fine Your hands are shaking Holding on to what we had Back booth at the same old barroom Jukebox stuck on the sad You laugh it off I see right through it You say it’s never been that bad [Chorus] So we light one more Let it burn too slow Watch the smoke write things we’ll never say out loud All our could’ve-beens in the afterglow Yeah We’re breathing in a love that we’re putting down If this is all we ever get We’ll go out like lit cigarettes Yeah We’ll go out like lit cigarettes [Verse 2] Your truck keys on the table rattling Every time my phone lights up You ask if I still talk about you I just shrug and drain my cup Truth is every highway haunts me Every song turns into us You trace circles on your napkin Saying “Baby Is this love Or just a crush?” [Chorus] So we light one more Let it burn too slow Watch the smoke write things we’ll never say out loud All our could’ve-beens in the afterglow Yeah We’re breathing in a love that we’re putting down If this is all we ever get We’ll go out like lit cigarettes Yeah We’ll go out like lit cigarettes [Bridge] Maybe we’re just bad at endings (oh) Maybe we’re just scared to quit Every time that flame is fading We lean in We lean in again [Chorus] So we light one more Let it burn too slow Watch the smoke write things we’ll never say out loud All our could’ve-beens in the afterglow Yeah We’re breathing in a love that we’re putting down If this is all we ever get We’ll go out like lit cigarettes Two hearts choking on regret Still burning like lit cigarettes (yeah)
Tags
rock, Moody late-90s alt-country meets pop country rock: twangy electric guitars over a steady modern low-end pulse and subtle 808 thump. Male vocals with a weary drawl that opens intimate and smoky, building to an anthemic, shout-along chorus. Big open chords on the hook, background “whoa”s in the last chorus, and a bridge that strips back to voice, bass, and kick before the final lift., electric, country, country rock, pop, male vocals, alternative country, moody
Duration
3:19
Instrumental
No
Created
2/25/2026