[Verse 1]
Bare feet on the dashboard
Cheap beer in a paper bag
Laughing at a closed sign
Breaking in that cul-de-sac
Red cup on the tailgate
Saying "fine" when it felt wrong
Heart racing with the blue lights
Thought I owned this hometown
[Chorus]
I was young and dumb and running
Headfirst into every wall
Burning every Sunday sermon
Like I never heard You call
But You were in that busted Chevy
You were in that county jail
Turning all my worst decisions
Into dirt roads out of hell
[Verse 2]
Said I’d quit by Monday
Woke up late on Tuesday noon
Lied straight to my mama
Blamed the crowd, blamed the moon
One ring and a payphone
Silence while my daddy cried
“Son, I can’t keep bailing water
You’re the one that’s sinking this life”
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Rock bottom was a hard pew
Stale coffee, trembling hands
Old man talking ’bout prodigals
Like he knew just where I’d been
I walked down that center aisle
Boots heavy with regret
Found a cross, found a whisper
“Kid, I ain’t done with you yet” [crescendo]
[Chorus]