(working title — calm country / country-rock)
(Verse 1 – easy, unforced)
Fresh blacktop under worn-in tires
Morning air cooling a restless mind
Maple leaves lighting up the curves
Didn’t need answers, didn’t need words
Helmet on, but I finally hear
Every mile peeling off the year
No rush, no load, no heavy code
Just me breathing, just me and the road
(Chorus – the heart of it)
Everything disappeared, just me and the road
Fall colors breaking like a quiet glow
No past pulling, no future owed
Everything disappeared, just me and the road
Peace came easy, I didn’t have to hold
Anything at all—just me and the road
(Verse 2 – reflective, grounded)
Bills still wait, world still loud
But not out here, not right now
Engine hum like a steady prayer
Wind reminding me I’m still here
Some folks chase noise, some chase gold
I chase that line where the day slows
I don’t need much, I don’t need to know
Where I’m going—just me and the road
(Chorus)
Everything disappeared, just me and the road
Sun through leaves like a story told
Heart beat light, shoulders let go
Everything disappeared, just me and the road
If this is peace, I hope it shows
I found it once—just me and the road
(Bridge – soft lift)
If I could bottle this and take it home
I’d never feel lost when I’m alone
But maybe it’s meant to come and go
Like fall air and an open road
(Final Chorus – warm, bigger)
Everything disappeared, just me and the road
Newly paved and painted gold
I don’t need saving, I don’t need control
Everything disappeared, just me and the road
When life get heavy, I already know
Where I’ll find calm—just me and the road
(Outro – quiet)
No destination.
No deadline.
Just rolling forward—
at peace.
AFTERLIFE
