Built For Bad Roads

Verse 1

Started with a full tank and an empty plan

Thought I had it figured out as a young man

Bills stacked high, love ran cold

Dreams broke down before they got old

Hit a stretch where the lights went dark

Rain on the windshield, doubts in my heart

Every mile tried to shake my faith

But I learned quick how much I can take

Pre-Chorus

Yeah, life don’t slow down when you lose control

It just shows you what you’re made of

Chorus

I was built for bad roads

Rattlin’ frames and busted tires

Every asphalt scar, every wrong turn

Just added fuel to the fire

I bend, I bruise, but I don’t break

I keep pushin’ with a heavy load

If this life’s a test of what I’m made of

I was built for bad roads

Verse 2

Lost some money, lost some friends

Trusted hearts that turned on me in the end

Had nights I slept in my own doubt

Wondered if I’d ever find my way out

But the engine still turned every time

Even runnin’ low on fuel, she crossed that line

Learned pain don’t mean you’re done

Sometimes it means you’re not done yet, son

Pre-Chorus

Every breakdown taught me how

To get back up and roll on out

Chorus

I was built for bad roads

Potholes deep and sideways rain

Every scar I carry proves

I survived the worst of the pain

I bend, I bruise, but I don’t break

I keep pushin’ with a heavy load

If this life’s a test of what I’m made of

I was built for bad roads

Bridge (Male Choir singing)

Midnight stranded, hood up high,

Wondering how I’m still getting by

Then the dawn breaks amber and gold

Sunrise whispering, “you didn’t fold”

Final Chorus

I was built for bad roads

Storm-lashed miles and dust-choked lanes

Every hard mile hardened me

Every loss taught me my strength

I bend, I bruise, but I don’t break

I keep movin’ with the heaviest of loads

If the long way’s what it takes to make it home

I was built for bad roads

Outro

Yeah, I ain’t smooth pavement, I ain’t easy miles

But I’m still rollin’…

And that’s survival.