

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [Violin sings low Then climbs] [One bright guitar note hangs in the air] [Verse 1] Coffee gone cold Sun not quite up Shirt on the chair Boots by the truck List on the table I’ll never outrun But I lace these laces And I take step one [Chorus] So I hang on like this One breath One brick If my hands both shake I still drive that stick Might bend Might break But I don’t stay down I was born for the long road Not the crown [Verse 2] Phone full of voices I don’t call back Bills in a pile On the counter stack But there’s work in my chest Quiet and rough I show up to the day Even when it’s enough [Chorus] So I hang on like this One breath One brick If my hands both shake I still drive that stick Might bend Might break But I don’t stay down I was born for the long road Not the crown [Bridge] I don’t ask for mercy Just a little more try (oh, just a little) You can keep your promise I’ll keep getting by [Chorus] Yeah I hang on like this One breath One brick If my voice runs low My heart still ticks Might bend Might break But I won’t stay down I was born for the long road I’m the long road now
Tags
Slow-burn country-rock ballad with male vocals; cinematic fiddle intro that swells into a single, sustained high guitar harmonic before the band eases in. Dusty drums and warm bass move lazily under picked acoustic, with electric guitar answering the vocal in short phrases. Intimate, almost spoken delivery in the verses; chorus opens into gravelly held notes and stacked harmonies on key phrases. Mix leans into room reverb and chesty low tones for a Leonard Cohen-style presence., strong, violin, deep
2:59
English
No
3/13/2026