Back Behind The Wheel

Yeah they cut me loose on a Friday night
Said “we’ll call you back,” yeah right
Left me sittin’ there with dust on my boots
And a whole lotta nothin’ to lose

I was starin’ down that empty drive
Thinkin’ how I’m gonna survive
But I know these roads, I know my name
And I ain’t the kind that fades away

Pre-Chorus
So I lit that fire, made that call
Said “I ain’t done, not even close at all”

Chorus (big, gritty)
Now I’m back behind the wheel again
Grippin’ that dash like a long-lost friend
Engine roarin’, sun cuttin’ through
Same old grind but a brand-new view

Yeah I fought my way through the doubt and pain
Now I’m back in the driver’s lane
Ain’t just work, it’s blood in my veins
Yeah I’m back… yeah I’m back again

Verse 2
Steel toe stomp on the blacktop heat
Stacked up boxes in the passenger seat
Scanner beepin’ like a battle drum
Every stop sayin’ “here I come”

They tried to write me off, let me go
But they don’t know what I know
I don’t quit when the road gets rough
You shut me down, I come back tough

Pre-Chorus
Signed my name, no second guess
Got that weight up off my chest

Chorus
Now I’m back behind the wheel again
Grippin’ that dash like a long-lost friend
Engine roarin’, sun cuttin’ through
Same old grind but a brand-new view

Yeah I fought my way through the doubt and pain
Now I’m back in the driver’s lane
Ain’t just work, it’s blood in my veins
Yeah I’m back… yeah I’m back again

Bridge (strip it down → build up)
Yeah there were nights I damn near broke
Chokin’ on doubt, breathin’ that smoke
But I held that line, didn’t walk away
Now I’m right back where I’m made to stay

(build drums/guitar here)

Final Chorus (anthem style)
Yeah I’m back behind the wheel again
Hear that engine like a callin’ wind
140 stops, yeah I’ll make it fly
Racin’ that clock ‘til the sun goes down

Every mile got my name on it
Every scar, yeah I earned all of it
Ain’t just a job, it’s the life I claim
Yeah I’m back… and I own my name

Country rock