[Verse 1]
He was raised on red clay roads
Mama prayed for better days
But the money came too fast
And it changed his ways
He wore clean white shoes
With a grin too smooth
First it looked like power
Then it bent the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
Late nights, hard lies
Cold cash in his hand
Every deal he made
Pulled him deeper in the sand
[Chorus]
Bama backroad blues
He lost his way
Bama backroad blues
Now he pays
One wrong turn
Can burn a life
Bama backroad blues
Cut like a knife
[Verse 2]
He had girls in the rooms
And shame in the air
Names on the tip of tongues
But nobody cared
Now the cops know his car
And the church knows his face
He keeps staring at the floor
In a borrowed place
[Pre-Chorus]
Late nights, hard lies
Cold cash in his hand
Every deal he made
Pulled him deeper in the sand
[Chorus]
Bama backroad blues
He lost his way
Bama backroad blues
Now he pays
One wrong turn
Can burn a life
Bama backroad blues
Cut like a knife
[Bridge]
If he could call that boy back
Out the smoke and the pride
Tell him, "Leave that line alone
Before it steals your life"
No more fast talk
No more fake crown
Just one chance left
To turn it all around
[Chorus]
Bama backroad blues
He lost his way
Bama backroad blues
Now he pays
One wrong turn
Can burn a life
Bama backroad blues
Cut like a knife