Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Junior year Bleachers, late You were seventeen I was always late too One slow dance Turned into weeks Turned into tears Staring at that test in your room Your daddy pacing My hands shaking Front porch, long talk Ring from a pawn shop box Church crowd whispering Rice in the parking lot dust We said "I do" Climbed in my beat-up truck [Chorus] Big life, yellow bus We were just kids but it all found us Little boy crying while the ink still wet On the cap and gown I never did get Seventeen, holding on Name on a deed instead of on the prom Didn't plan it, but look at us Building this big life Off the back of an old yellow bus [Verse 2] Gravel drive Tiny place Hand-me-down crib And a crib-sized face Night shifts Cheap fries Counting tips Chasing sunrise Year and a half Another pink line You laughed, then cried Said, "How we gonna make this right?" Saw that school bus For sale by the fence Said, "Home's a feeling Not an address" [Chorus] Big life, yellow bus We were just kids but it all found us Little boy sleeping on the bench seat bed Little girl kicking while you rest your head Seventeen turned twenty-one Lines on my face but we still run Didn't plan it, but look at us Painting our dreams On the side of that yellow bus [Bridge] Pulled out the seats Built us a table Hung up your photos Fixed what I was able Wheels rolling slow Down county line dust Kids in pajamas Counting stars they trust You said, "One day They'll ask us how Two scared kids Made it here somehow" I kissed your hand Said, "Tell 'em this much Love ain't easy But it sure shows up" [Chorus] Big life, yellow bus We were just kids but it all found us Little hands coloring on chipped-up paint Bills stacked high but our faith don't break Seventeen feels far and gone But every mile, our roots grow strong Didn't plan it, but look at us Whole world riding In that old yellow bus [Outro] Front porch parking lot Sun going down You in my hoodie Kids running around Ask me, "Would you change The way it was?" I'd say, "Same girl, same kids Same yellow bus"
Tags
country, Warm modern country band, steady midtempo train beat, male vocals with a slight twang. Verses stay intimate with picked acoustic and brushed snare, chorus blooms with wide electric guitars, fiddle fills, and stacked harmonies. Subtle organ pad in the bridge as the story turns hopeful, then a final lifted chorus with tambourine and ad-libbed backgrounds for that hands-in-the-air small-town anthem feel.
Duration
4:51
Instrumental
No
Created
4/10/2026