Country Line Redemption

driving drums, electric guitar building

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I crossed that county line at half past ten

With a full tank of gas and a past full of sin

Rearview mirror held a thousand mistakes

Every wrong turn that a man can make

The radio played like it knew my name

Singin’ about second chances and change

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I ain’t proud of every road I’ve been on

But I ain’t the same man that left at dawn

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This is county line redemption

A new sunrise, a new direction

Miles between me and yesterday’s pain

A little bit lost, but found again

Yeah the past still rides in the passenger seat

But it don’t get to drive me anymore

This is county line redemption

And I’m finally movin’ toward somethin’ more

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I stopped for coffee at a roadside store

Talked to an old man sweepin’ the floor

He said, “Son, everybody carries scars”

Then pointed outside at the morning stars

Said, “Life ain’t about where you’ve been”

“It’s about who you become in the end”

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His words hit harder than a thunder roll

Like somebody finally understood my soul

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This is county line redemption

A new sunrise, a new direction

Miles between me and yesterday’s pain

A little bit lost, but found again

Yeah the past still rides in the passenger seat

But it don’t get to drive me anymore

This is county line redemption

And I’m finally movin’ toward somethin’ more

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Maybe freedom ain’t a place you find

Maybe it’s leavin’ the old you behind

Every mile marker, every turn

Is another lesson I had to learn

And for the first time in a long, long while

I can see hope stretchin’ for miles

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This is county line redemption

A new sunrise, a new direction

Miles between me and yesterday’s pain

A little bit lost, but found again

Yeah the past still rides in the passenger seat

But it don’t get to drive me anymore

This is county line redemption

And I’m finally movin’ toward somethin’ more

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Guitars ring out, drums fade

County line behind me now…

Whole new road in front of me…