[Verse 1]
Used to ride them backroads
Windows down, but the soul closed tight
Bottle on the bench seat
Tryna outrun every long, cold night
That shade in my chest got louder
Like it knew every step I took
Every mile, every lie I told
Was another page in a burned-up book
[Chorus]
You pulled me back from black
From the edge of that midnight map
Where the sun don’t shine and the hurt talks back
You found my hand in the pitch like that (like that)
Yeah, you lit a little spark
In a broke-down, barbed-wire heart
Now I’m standin’ in the light, ain’t ever goin’ back
‘Cause you pulled me, you pulled me back from black
[Verse 2]
Used to love that brake squeal
Every time I almost crossed that line
Dancin’ with my demons
On the hood of a truck at closing time
Then you slid in that shotgun
Laughin’, sayin’, “Boy, you ain’t done yet”
Kissed me like a promise
Suddenly the dark looked small, upset
[Chorus]
You pulled me back from black
From the edge of that midnight map
Where the sun don’t shine and the hurt talks back
You found my hand in the pitch like that (oh yeah)
Yeah, you lit a little spark
In a broke-down, barbed-wire heart
Now I’m standin’ in the light, ain’t ever goin’ back
‘Cause you pulled me, you pulled me back from black
[Bridge]
Now the night still comes, but it don’t own me
Got your head on my chest, you hold me
When that old dark voice starts callin’ my name
You just squeeze my hand, and it fades away (fades away)
[Chorus]
You pulled me back from black
From the edge of that midnight map
Where the sun don’t shine and the hurt talks back
You found my hand in the pitch like that (like that)
Yeah, you lit a little spark
In a broke-down, barbed-wire heart
Now I’m livin’ in the light, ain’t ever goin’ back
‘Cause you pulled me, you pulled me back from black (oh)
Yeah, you pulled me, you pulled me back from black