Rearview Alberta

[Verse 1]
One duffel bag
Half tank, cracked glass
Rust on the bumper
Phone on blast
Ignored that call
Let it ring, let it ring
I’m done saying sorry
For the same old things
Mama on the porch said
“Boy, that road runs long”
Told her I’d be fine
But my voice felt wrong
Passed the feed store sign
Where we carved our names
Now it’s just dust
And a burned-out flame
[Chorus]
I’m headed up to Alberta
With my past in the rearview shake
All that hurt, all that drama
Fading out with every mile I take
I’m leaving that life behind me
Like a town in a hard rain flood
Yeah, I’m chasing a colder horizon
To warm this frozen blood
Alberta, take me up
Alberta, fill my cup
[Verse 2]
Mixed tape skipping
On the passenger seat
Your voice in my head
On a crooked repeat
You said I’d never
Make it past state lines
Well look at this dash
I’m on borrowed time
Cornfields giving way
To a wide gray sky
Screaming out the window
Just to hear me cry
Country boy rhythm
With a cracked-tooth grin
Rap my own gospel
‘Bout the mess I’m in
[Chorus]
I’m headed up to Alberta
With my past in the rearview shake
All that hurt, all that drama
Fading out with every mile I take
I’m leaving that life behind me
Like a town in a hard rain flood
Yeah, I’m chasing a colder horizon
To warm this frozen blood
Alberta, take me up
Alberta, fill my cup
[Bridge]
New land, new light
Same scars, new fight (oh yeah)
If I still feel broken
I’ll just drive all night
But I ain’t turning back
On what I walked away from
That chapter’s in ashes
I’m breathing in a new dawn
[Chorus]
I’m headed up to Alberta
With my past in the rearview shake
All that hurt, all that drama
Fading out with every mile I take
I’m leaving that life behind me
Like a town in a hard rain flood
Yeah, I’m chasing a colder horizon
To warm this frozen blood
Alberta, raise me up
Alberta, fill my cup

rap, Hybrid country-rap over twangy guitars and punchy drums, midtempo. Storytelling verses with male vocals riding a steady pocket; hook opens with big sing-along chorus, stacked harmonies, and a catchy top-line. Subtle slide guitar and organ pads for warmth, 808-style low end anchoring the groove. Energetic lift from verse to chorus, then a reflective, slightly stripped-down bridge before final hook explodes., hip hop, country