[Verse 1]
She pulled up slow in my old truck
Mud on the fender, sun in her curls
Lake on the left, pines on the right
That kind of view can wreck a boy's world
Rain tapped soft on the dash at night
We rolled that dirt road, windows down low
Mountains sat blue in the far-off light
And I swear that road was taking us home
[Pre-Chorus]
She laughed and leaned in close
Said, "Don't let this fade"
I held that wheel a little tighter
Like the whole world changed
[Chorus]
Meet me by the lake
Girl, don't you be late
Mud on my boots
Your hand in my hand
Meet me by the lake
When the rain starts to break
We can make a love
That lasts like the land
[Verse 2]
Now the studio glows on a Friday night
Mic in the room and her coat on a chair
I sing her name through the glass
While the rain keeps time in the air
I cut that take, then she smiles
Says, "Play it back, let's hear it again"
But all I hear is that first drive
And the way her voice felt in the wind
[Pre-Chorus]
She laughed and leaned in close
Said, "Don't let this fade"
I held that wheel a little tighter
Like the whole world changed
[Chorus]
Meet me by the lake
Girl, don't you be late
Mud on my boots
Your hand in my hand
Meet me by the lake
When the rain starts to break
We can make a love
That lasts like the land
[Bridge]
If the night gets hard
And the miles run long
I got that dirt road
And I got that song
[Final Chorus]
Meet me by the lake
Girl, don't you be late
Mud on my boots
Your hand in my hand
Meet me by the lake
When the rain starts to break
We can make a love
That lasts like the land
Meet me by the lake
Girl, don't you be late
Blue in the mountains
Fire in the rain