

Prompt / Lyrics
(Verse 1) Dust risin’ up in the midway lights Friday night in a nowhere town Drawn number seven, leather pulled tight When they dropped that chute gate down Eight seconds hangin’ on for pride Caught a glimpse from the grandstand side Blue dress caught in the summer wind Then the moment passed me by (Pre-Chorus) Might’ve been the lights, might’ve been the ride Might’ve just been a passin’ thing By mornin’ I was back on the road Chasin’ them buckles and dreams (Chorus) Somewhere between the buzzer and the roar Thought I saw somethin’ worth slowin’ for But the road don’t wait and neither do I So I left that town behind Figured if it was meant to be It’d find its way somehow Then a year rolled by And we rolled back around (Verse 2) Same fairgrounds, same red dirt Same Friday night crowd Nodded once and the gate flew wide Hung on, rode it out proud Climbed down, peeled my glove off slow Heart steady, boots on the ground Turned toward the back of the chutes And she was standin’ there now (Bridge) No grandstand lights, no distance far Just her and that shy smile She took one step, looked up at me Like she’d been there awhile Said, “Last year I let you leave Didn’t know what I’d found…” (HOOK LINE) “I couldn’t let you ride away again.” (Final Chorus) “I couldn’t let you ride away again, Not without knowin’ your name. I watched you disappear last year And I ain’t makin’ that mistake.” Somewhere between back then and now Fate drew a circle in the dust Turns out some things don’t fade away When they’re meant for us Yeah sometimes love don’t make a sound It just waits… So it don’t ride away again (Outro) Now there’s a porch swing and a front yard fence Where the county road bends And every time I leave for a show She smiles and says it again “I couldn’t let you ride away…”
Tags
Slow country rodeo ballad, intimate male vocal, pedal steel, soft bridge hook, big emotional lift
3:55
No
2/25/2026