Backroads and broken dreams

Sunset’s burnin’ down a gravel road,

Tailgate’s rusted, but it still holds loads.

Six-pack ridin’ in the shotgun seat,

Memory of you still next to me.

Pre-Chorus:

Ain’t no map gonna get me through,

I’m just chasin’ dust and losin’ you.

Chorus:

Backroads and broken dreams,

Half-full tank and torn-up jeans,

Radio’s cryin’ like I am too,

Singin’ old songs about missin’ you.

Thought I was tough, thought I was strong,

Turns out I was dead wrong —

Now it’s just backroads and broken dreams.

Verse 2:

Your daddy’s porch light’s still glowin’ dim,

Heard you packed your bags, ain’t comin’ back again.

Small-town talk says you’re city-bound,

I’m still here, just drivin’ around.

Pre-Chorus:

Ain’t no prayer gonna change your mind,

But I keep sayin’ one every mile.

Chorus:

Backroads and broken dreams,

Half-full tank and torn-up jeans,

Radio’s cryin’ like I am too,

Singin’ old songs about missin’ you.

Thought I was tough, thought I was strong,

Turns out I was dead wrong —

Now it’s just backroads and broken dreams.

Bridge:

If I could, I’d turn it all around,

But you can’t fix what’s six feet down.

Final Chorus:

Backroads and broken dreams,

Empty heart and worn-out dreams,

Radio’s dyin’, like we did too,

A love song lost in rearview blues.

Thought I was tough, thought I was strong,

Turns out I was dead wrong —

Now it’s just backroads and broken dreams.

Outro:

Yeah, just backroads… and broken dreams.