[Verse 1] Got these cracked leather boots Dust from a hundred towns Burned up maps in my pocket Names I can’t write down Border stamps and bar tabs Cheap rings Heavy on my hand Every mile carved a mark Every scar drew a new line in this man [Chorus] I’m just gravel roads and thunder Chain smoke in my lungs Prayer on my tongue But it’s torn asunder I keep leaning into lightning Till it sets my shadow free If the dark is getting deeper Then it’s gonna go down with me (oh it’s gonna go down with me) [Verse 2] She left her necklace in My place Cold shine on a bathroom sink Said “You love the leaving Baby More than you’ll ever love a ring” Now my phone’s full of faces I can’t call and I won’t explain I just pour one for the memories And one more for the weight of the game [Chorus] I’m just gravel roads and thunder Chain smoke in my lungs Prayer on my tongue But it’s torn asunder I keep leaning into lightning Till it sets my shadow free If the dark is getting deeper Then it’s gonna go down with me (yeah it’s gonna go down with me) [Bridge] I’ve been the fist I’ve been the bottle I’ve been the saint Stuck on full throttle If there’s a reckoning Waiting up ahead I’ll tune my heart To the echo of the voices in my head (hey—sing it back to me) [Chorus] (Sing it back, sing it back! Just one more time for me) I’m just gravel roads and thunder Chain smoke in my lungs Prayer on my tongue But it’s torn asunder I keep leaning into lightning Till it sets my shadow free If the dark is getting deeper Then it’s gonna go down with me Gonna go down with me (gonna go, gonna go down with me) [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] [riff modulation up two full steps lead guitar wails, moans and cry’s that turn into uncomfortable laughter, shredding to the climax] (Sing it back, sing it back! Just one more time for me) I’m just gravel roads and thunder Chain smoke in my lungs Prayer on my tongue But it’s torn asunder I keep leaning into lightning Till it sets my shadow free If the dark is getting deeper Then it’s gonna go down with me Gonna go down with me (Unlike you, it’s gonna go down on me) [Guitar Solo] [Outro]

Gravel Roads and Thunder