Ashes In My Rearview

[Verse 1]
You left your ring on the counter
Like a bullet on my plate
Said you’re “done with all this drama”
Then you slammed the screen gate
I watched your taillights crawling
Like a snake down that gravel road
Felt that old rage crawling up my spine
'Cause I gave you my blood and bone

[Chorus]
So take your sweet talk
Take your lies
Take your daddy’s last name
I don’t mind
I burned those pictures
Burned that town
Watched our years turn black and brown
I ain’t beggin'
I ain’t askin'
I’m just done bleedin’ for you
You’re a ghost in my side mirror
Just ashes in my rearview (yeah)

[Verse 2]
You called me crazy
Called me worthless
Like your mouth was made of knives
Tore me open in the kitchen
In front of friends who shut their eyes
I stitched myself with cheap whiskey
And a busted leather belt
Now every mile between us
Is one less chain around my neck

[Chorus]
So take your sweet talk
Take your lies
Take your stories
All rewound
I burned those letters
Burned that house
Watched our sins float to the ground
I ain’t crawlin'
I ain’t crashin'
I’m just done dyin’ for you
You’re a ghost in my side mirror
Just ashes in my rearview

[Bridge]
I hope that highway haunts you
Every sign with my last name
I hope the silence in your motel room
Sounds a whole lot like my pain (yeah)
I ain’t prayin' for your mercy
I ain’t wishin' you the best
I just hope one day you taste
Every word you slammed in my chest

[Chorus]
So take your sweet talk
Take your lies
Take that poison tongue you use
I burned those vows
Burned that Bible
Where we swore we’d never lose
I ain’t broken
I ain’t your victim
I’m just done carryin' your truth
You’re a ghost in my side mirror
Just ashes in my rearview

Yeah

You’re a ghost in my side mirror
Just ashes in my rearview (ha)

Modern emotional solo, very angry song, deep raspy baritone, emotional vocals, angry vocals, emotional piano, slow