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Lyrics
[Intro]
[Steel guitar picking]
[Steel guitar strum and answering lead riff]
[Verse 1: Male]
Pulled in where the coffee tastes like yesterday
Your red coat hanging by the payphone bay
You slid a note beneath my paper plate
Said, “If you’re headed west, don’t make me wait”
[Verse 2: Female]
I had a room booked past the county line
A stack of freight receipts and borrowed time
Then you walked in with diesel on your jeans
And asked if I still chased impossible dreams
[Pre-Chorus: Duet]
[Male] The sign buzzed twice above the door
[Female] The jukebox found that old backroad chord
[Duet] We had one tank and one good reason
To leave before the morning shift was breathing
[Chorus: Duet]
Tell me, are you staying for the long ride home?
Tell me, or am I leaving here alone?
[Male] I can turn this wheel
[Female] I can make it real
[Duet] If you say the word, we’ll see how far this road can go
Tell me, tell me, don’t let silence take control
[Post-Chorus Ad-libs: Duet]
[Female] Say it plain, baby
[Male] I’m right here
[Female] One more mile?
[Male] Anywhere with you
[Both] Hey, hey
[Steel guitar lead riff]
[Verse 3: Male]
We crossed three towns before the sun came up
Split a cherry cola in a paper cup
Your hand found mine when the tires hit gravel
Like every lost turn had a secret unravel
[Verse 4: Female]
At the border store, I bought a silver ring
Not for a promise, just for anything
You laughed and said, “That’s how a story starts”
I said, “Then quit pretending you don’t know my heart”
[Pre-Chorus: Duet]
[Male] The radio faded into blue
[Female] The open plain kept pulling us through
[Duet] No map could name what we were choosing
No rearview mirror could make us quit moving
[Chorus: Duet]
Tell me, are you staying for the long ride home?
Tell me, or am I leaving here alone?
[Male] I can turn this wheel
[Female] I can make it real
[Duet] If you say the word, we’ll see how far this road can go
Tell me, tell me, don’t let silence take control
[Post-Chorus Ad-libs: Duet]
[Male] Don’t hold back now
[Female] I won’t, I won’t
[Male] Say my name
[Female] You already know it
[Both] Keep rolling
[Steel guitar lead riff]
[Verse 5: Duet]
Now the truck-stop sign is miles behind
Your silver ring is shining on my hand
We don’t need a finish line tonight
Just two brave hearts and a dashboard light
[Build]
[Female] Tell me
[Male] I’m staying
[Female] Tell me
[Male] I’m ready
[Duet] Tell me and I’ll meet you where the highway bends
[Chorus: Duet]
Tell me, are you staying for the long ride home?
Tell me, or am I leaving here alone?
[Male] I can turn this wheel
[Female] I can make it real
[Duet] If you say the word, we’ll see how far this road can go
Tell me, tell me, don’t let silence take control
[Post-Chorus Ad-libs: Duet]
[Female] Long ride, baby
[Male] Right beside you
[Female] No more maybe
[Male] No more running
[Both] Tell me!
[Layered vocal doubles]
[Final Chorus 1: Duet]
Tell me, are you staying for the long ride home?
Tell me, or am I leaving here alone?
[Male] I can turn this wheel
[Female] I can make it real
[Duet] If you say the word, we’ll see how far this road can go
Tell me, tell me, don’t let silence take control
[Final Chorus 2: Duet]
Tell me, are you staying for the long ride home?
Tell me, now I know I’m not alone
[Male] You can turn this wheel
[Female] I can make it real
[Duet] Every mile ahead is ours, wherever we may roam
Tell me, tell me, I’m coming with you home
[High harmony doubles]
[Steel guitar soaring lead riff]
[Tag: Duet]
Tell me once, and I’ll never let you go
[Steel guitar resolves]
[Outro ad-libs: Both]
Tell me
I’m coming home
Tell me
Details
GeneratedAug 31, 2026
Duration5:09
LanguageEnglish
Style
Country pop-rock with a rugged Texas truck-stop feel, medium-up tempo, bright twelve-string acoustic strumming, steady live drum kit, warm electric bass, crunchy rhythm guitar, and prominent pedal steel guitar. Open with a picked steel-guitar motif that grows into strummed rhythm and short answering lead riffs between vocal lines. Duet arrangement with contrasting male and female country vocals trading verses, joining in choruses, close harmony on the final choruses, and tasteful doubled vocals. After each chorus, add loose conversational ad-libs and brief call-and-response fills. Build from spare verses to a wide full-band lift, with a half-time-feeling bridge-like fifth verse, then two consecutive final choruses and a memorable one-line tag. Organic Nashville-style tracking, slightly gritty amps, roomy drums, clear vocal center, polished but unvarnished road-song mix.
Credits
Prompt bySoundDesign
ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Country pop rock, Texas truck stop style, Steel Guitar Intro picking and strumming rhythm and lead riffs, 5 Verses, post Chorus ad-libs and double over dubbings, 2 final Choruses, 1 tag, duet, Tell Me
