Ride Of Your Life

[Verse 1]
You rolled up in that busted Jeep
Hair a mess
Eyes on me
Said
"I’m tired of this small-town loop
You coming or not
We leave at two"
Dust on the dash
Map on your knee
Backroads humming
You grinned at me
"You always talk about chasing sky
Tonight’s the night we finally try"
[Chorus]
This could be the ride of your life
Past the last porch light
Past goodbye
Heart in your throat
Hand in mine
Windows down
Let the past unwind
If you’re ever gonna jump
Then drive
This could be the ride of your life
[Verse 2]
Motel signs and cheap caffeine
Your boots on the dash
You sang off-key
Phone lighting up with your daddy’s calls
You turned it over
Let it fall
You said
"What if we burn and crash?"
I said
"What if we never ask?"
There’s a hundred ways that this could go bad
But one good way we ain’t never had"
[Chorus]
This could be the ride of your life
Past the last porch light
Past goodbye
Heart in your throat
Hand in mine
Windows down
Let the past unwind
If you’re ever gonna jump
Then drive
This could be the ride of your life
[Bridge]
Maybe we make it
Maybe we don’t
Maybe we turn around before the coast
But I’d rather wreck than stand in place
Than grow old scared of my own brave
[Chorus]
This could be the ride of your life
Past the last porch light
Past goodbye
Heart in your throat
Hand in mine
Windows down
Let the past unwind
If we only get one wild try
Let it be the ride of our lives

rock, Anthemic alt-country with male vocals; overdriven telecaster riffs on top of moody 808 subs and tight live drums. Verses stay hushed and tense with palm-muted guitars and soft organ pads; chorus explodes into late-90s country rock energy with layered gang vocals, wide acoustic strums, and soaring melodic hooks. Bridge strips to vocal, bass pulse, and tambourine before a final, hands-in-the-air repeat., male vocals, country rock, pop rock, moody, country, pop, alternative country, electric