Neon in the rearview

Verse 1

We were Friday night headlights on Main Street,

Two-lane lovers with the windows down.

You were barefoot, laughing in the shotgun seat,

Making every little bar feel like our hometown.

Pre-Chorus

But the lights fade fast when the night runs out,

Now I’m chasing ghosts I can’t figure out…

Chorus

There’s neon in the rearview,

Whiskey on my breath,

Your name on the jukebox,

Every song’s what we had left.

I can’t outrun the memory,

No matter what I do—

’Cause every backroad’s leading me

Straight back to you.

Verse 2

Your mama’s porch light still cuts through the dark,

Like it’s waiting on a boy who won’t come back.

I’ve been drowning every truth down at the old dive bar,

But every round just pulls me deeper in the past.

Pre-Chorus

It’s a long goodbye in a short town sky,

And I still see your shadow every time I drive.

Chorus

There’s neon in the rearview,

Whiskey on my breath,

Your name on the jukebox,

Every song’s what we had left.

I can’t outrun the memory,

No matter what I do—

’Cause every backroad’s leading me

Straight back to you.

Bridge

If love’s a highway, mine’s a dead-end sign,

I keep crossing lines just to rewind…

Chorus (big, final)

There’s neon in the rearview,

Whiskey on my breath,

Your smile’s still the reason

I ain’t found my peace yet.

I can’t outrun the memory,

No matter what I do—

’Cause every backroad’s leading me,

Every song keeps bleeding me,

Every mile’s still needing me…

Straight back to you.

Outro

Yeah, straight back to you…

With neon in the rearview.