Broken Lines

Verse 1
Sun comin’ up on a worn-out sky
Boot in the stirrup, but I don’t feel right
Barbed wire runnin’ like a fault through me
Every mile’s another memory
She said, “You chose this life, now you live alone”
Now I’m ridin’ fences to a house that ain’t a home
Pre-Chorus
Just the sound of leather and the wind rollin’ by
And a thousand little reasons I can’t justify
Chorus
I’m ridin’ broken lines, patchin’ up these breaks
But it’s my heart fallin’ apart with every turn I make
She took the kids, left dust in her trail
Now this ranch just feels like a cell
I gave my love for a dream gone cold
Now I’m out here alone with a story untold
Yeah, I’m mendin’ these wires, but I can’t fix mine
Just ridin’ these broken lines
Verse 2
Her coffee cup’s still by the sink inside
Little boots by the door I can’t walk by
A picture on the fridge says “Daddy stay”
Now it’s just me and yesterday
I thought I was buildin’ somethin’ that would last
Didn’t know I was drivin’ straight into the past
Pre-Chorus
Now the only voice I hear is the wind through the pines
And it sounds like goodbye every time
Chorus
I’m ridin’ broken lines, patchin’ up these breaks
But it’s my heart fallin’ apart with every turn I make
She took the kids, left dust in her trail
Now this ranch just feels like a cell
I gave my love for a dream gone cold
Now I’m out here alone with a story untold
Yeah, I’m mendin’ these wires, but I can’t fix mine
Just ridin’ these broken lines
Bridge
If I could turn this horse around
I’d chase her down, I’d leave this town
Trade every acre, every prideful stand
Just to hold her hand again
Final Chorus (Big)
I’m ridin’ broken lines, under that sunset flame
Callin’ out their names, but it ain’t the same
She took my world in a cloud of dust
Now it’s just regret and this old man’s trust
I gave my love for a life I chose
Now I’m payin’ for it down every road
Yeah, I’m mendin’ these wires, but I can’t fix mine
Still ridin’ these broken lines
Outro
Yeah, I’m ridin’ these broken lines…
Till the last fence post and the end of time…

Sad country ballad