Runnin’ Right Back

[Verse 1]
You packed your hopes in a paper sack
Heart on your sleeve
Boots in the back
Swore that this town was breaking you down
Said you were gone
Then you turned around
[Pre-Chorus]
You said
"This time
I'm gone for good"
But I know you better than you think I could
You hit that line on the edge of town
And every time
You circle back around
[Chorus]
You keep runnin’ right back
Right back to me
Like a song you hate but still sing off-key
Like a worn-out road that you can't outrun
Chasing midnight
Ending where we begun
Yeah
You’re runnin’ right back
Right back to me
(oh, right back)
[Verse 2]
You call me up from some highway bar
Static and smoke
Same old guitar
Say that the sky looks different out there
But it feels the same
And you hate that glare
[Pre-Chorus]
You say
"Maybe I’ll stay out west"
But your voice shakes when you fake that jest
You hang up fast
But I hear that crack
In the quiet space
I know you’re coming back
[Chorus]
You keep runnin’ right back
Right back to me
Like a storm that breaks where the fields meet wheat
Like a worn-out road that you can't outrun
Chasing midnight
Ending where we begun
Yeah
You’re runnin’ right back
Right back to me
(oh, right back)
[Bridge]
Maybe we’re both just wired this way
Two bad habits that never break
You leave
You ache
You turn
You see
My porch light burning like a vacancy
[Chorus]
You keep runnin’ right back
Right back to me
Like a prayer you lost but still half-believe
Like a worn-out road that you can't outrun
Chasing midnight
Ending where we begun
Yeah
You’re runnin’ right back
Right back to me
(yeah, right back)
You keep runnin’ right back
Right back to me

rock, Anthemic late-90s alt-country with male vocals, crunchy electric guitars over a steady low-end pulse and subtle modern sub hits, drums swinging in a country-rock stomp. Verses stay tight and rhythmic with picked guitar and dry vocal; pre-chorus builds with toms and harmony stacks; chorus explodes with big open chords, gang shouts, and a soaring, memorable topline. Touches of organ and slide guitar add warmth in the bridge before a final, shout-along chorus., country, electric, rhythmic, male vocals, pop, country rock, alternative country