Borderline Backroads

[Verse 1]
You say "I love you"
I say it back too loud
Buy a ring in my head
After one kiss in your truck cab
Then you go quiet
My mind slams on the gas
Every mile sign's a warning
Every text feels like a crash
[Chorus]
I'm up, I'm gone, I'm back again
Angel, stranger, lover, friend
I build you up, then break and bend
From "never leave" to "this is the end"
I swear I'm tryin', but I'm wired
Like barbed fence around a fire
I'm a heart on heavy disorder
Spinnin' out on this borderline backroad with you
[Verse 2]
Some days I'm sunshine
Cookin' eggs, singin' your name
Next day I’m storm clouds
Sayin' things I can't explain
You just hold your coffee
Let my thunder roll on through
You see the scared kid
Hidin' in my boots
[Chorus]
I'm up, I'm gone, I'm back again
Angel, stranger, lover, friend
I build you up, then break and bend
From "never leave" to "this is the end"
I swear I'm tryin', but I'm wired
Like barbed fence around a fire
I'm a heart on heavy disorder
Spinnin' out on this borderline backroad with you
[Bridge]
I ain't your project
I ain't hopeless either
Got a name for this ache
But it don't make me weaker
So if you ride beside me
When my tail lights shake
I'll keep choosin' help
Over runnin' away (oh)
[Chorus]
I'm up, I'm here, I'm holdin' on
Angel, stranger, same old song
I still get scared, I still get wrong
From "push you out" to "where you belong"
I swear I'm tryin', yeah I'm wired
But your hand's on mine, we're wired
Just a heart with heavy disorder
Findin' room on this borderline backroad with you

country, Modern country ballad with male vocals; fingerpicked acoustic and gentle slide guitar up front, brushed kit and warm bass easing in by the first chorus. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, almost like a late-night confession; chorus widens with stacked harmonies and a simple sing-along melody. Subtle organ pad in the bridge, then a soft-vocal final chorus that pulls back to just guitar and voice for an exposed, emotional landing.