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…