

Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 (talk-sung) It’s 3:17 on a Tuesday night, Porch light flickerin’, bugs in the light Radio low, just breathin’ slow Tryna make peace with what I already know I said I’m fine, guess that’s halfway true Learned how to laugh without you But some nights hit a little too hard When the sky look big and my heart look scarred Pre-Chorus I don’t drink like I used to Still feel you Chorus (with the turn) Yeah, there’s gravel in my chest Every time I think I’m past it I don’t miss you every day But damn, I miss who I was back then I ain’t broken, I ain’t lost Just learned to live with what I said Yeah, I’m breathin’, yeah, I’m blessed Still got gravel in my chest Verse 2 (spoken cadence) Your old voicemail still in my phone Haven’t played it, but I ain’t deleted it, no That’s the truth I don’t say out loud I act healed, but I still slow down When I pass that turn by your momma’s place Yeah, that’s ugly, but that’s okay I don’t blame you, I don’t blame me Just two hearts learnin’ honesty Pre-Chorus I don’t reach for the bottle But I still feel hollow Chorus Yeah, there’s gravel in my chest Every time I think I’m past it I don’t miss you every day But damn, I miss who I was back then I ain’t broken, I ain’t lost Just learned to live with what I said Yeah, I’m breathin’, yeah, I’m blessed Still got gravel in my chest Bridge (quiet flex + ugly honesty) I built a life you wouldn’t recognize Got stronger in ways I don’t advertise If you saw me now, you’d say I look okay You wouldn’t know I still choke on your name Final Chorus (acceptance) Yeah, there’s gravel in my chest From a road I finally finished I don’t pray for you to come back I just pray this hurt mean somethin’ I’m still standin’, still in my skin Still learnin’ how to catch my breath Yeah, I’m livin’, yeah, I’m blessed Still got gravel in my chest Outro (spoken) Guess some love don’t disappear… It just get lighter to carry.
Tags
Post-Country / Acoustic Hip-Hop / Americana Pop Acoustic-led (guitar first, not beat first)Conversational delivery
2:54
No
1/28/2026