“Backroads Back to Me”
Verse 1
I was sitting on the tailgate crying in the rain
Mascara on my blue jeans, heartache in my veins
He said forever easy, then he disappeared
Left me with a broken trust and a fridge full of beer
All my friends kept saying, “Girl, you’ll be alright”
But every little memory kept me up all night
I quit wearing dresses, quit dancing downtown
Thought love was just another thing that let me down
Pre-Chorus
Then you walked in slow like a song on the radio
Smiling like you already knew my soul
Chorus
You put the color back in my Friday nights
Turned my tears into porch swing lights
Now I’m laughing with your hand in mine
Windows down under county line signs
You showed up when my world went dark
Lit a little fire back up in my heart
Yeah, I thought goodbye was all love could be
Then you came riding those backroads back to me
Verse 2
You don’t say forever like it’s just a line
You show up on time and you hold me tight
You kiss me in the kitchen while the coffee brews
Make me believe in something honest and true
Now I sing louder with the FM on
Don’t even think about the nights he was gone
Funny how a heartbreak can lead you somewhere
To the one good thing you never saw coming there
Pre-Chorus
Ain’t it crazy how a shattered heart can heal
When somebody finally makes it feel real
Chorus
You put the color back in my Friday nights
Turned my tears into porch swing lights
Now I’m laughing with your hand in mine
Windows down under county line signs
You showed up when my world went dark
Lit a little fire back up in my heart
Yeah, I thought goodbye was all love could be
Then you came riding those backroads back to me
Bridge
Now the stars hit different on a summer night
And I don’t jump every time my phone lights
‘Cause your love ain’t games, ain’t lies, ain’t leaving
It’s slow dancing barefoot, steady believing
Final Chorus
You put the color back in my small-town skies
Made me see myself through better eyes
Now every sunset feels like a brand new start
With your name written across my heart
Yeah, losing him was hurting deep
But it led your love straight to me
And for the first time I can finally breathe
Ever since you came riding those backroads back to me
Outro
Yeah, you came riding those backroads back to me…
And brought this broken girl back to life.