[Verse 1]
Mud on the bumper
Dust on my boots
That same old flannel
Hangs off me like truth
You said I’d be nowhere
Still stuck in this town
But I mapped out the backroads
Then I turned ‘em around
[Chorus]
Gravel and gold
I’m built from both
Hands on the wheel
Heart on the ropes
I came from nothin’
Made my own road
Yeah, I’m drivin’ through the dark
‘Til the dash lights glow
Gravel and gold
[Verse 2]
Pulled from the holler
Talkin’ big city dreams
Got laughed out the diner
For the beat in my jeans
But that hum in my chest
Got louder each night
Now the same folks talkin’
Got their phones with the lights
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Left lane, right lane
Same sky above me
Small town, big pain
Still it gotta love me
Tattoo on my shoulder
“Won’t break, just bend”
I ain’t chasin’ some illusion
I’m becoming what I am
[Chorus]