Last exit sign

Sun’s goin’ down on Main Street lights

Same old cars, same Friday nights

My name still carved in that old bench seat

High school dreams and broken knees

Mama waves from the front porch step

Says, “Don’t forget where you came from yet”

I nod my head, but I already know

Some goodbyes don’t say hello

My bags are packed, but my heart’s still here

Every mile makes it more unclear

I’m leavin’ town, but it won’t leave me

Every road knows how to reach me

I chase a dream down a highway line

But I’m lookin’ back every time

They say I’ll grow if I let it go

But this place made me who I am

I’m learnin’ how to say goodbye

To the only life that understands

That gas station by the railroad tracks

Where we swore we’d never come back

Now it’s playin’ on the radio

Every song I used to know

I see my past in a rearview glance

First slow kiss, first dumb chance

Funny how the farther I get

The harder it is to forget

New city signs, unfamiliar names

But my heart still knows these lanes

I’m leavin’ town, but it won’t leave me

Every road knows how to reach me

I chase a dream down a highway line

But I’m lookin’ back every time

They say I’ll grow if I let it go

But this place made me who I am

I’m learnin’ how to say goodbye

To the only life that understands

Bridge (Drop, rhythmic)

Half a tank and a head full of doubt

Tryna figure this freedom out

If I make it big or I fall apart

This town still owns a piece of my heart

I’m leavin’ town, but it raised me

Every crack in the road shaped me

If I get lost in a bigger sky

I know where my roots still lie

I’ll wear the miles, I’ll wear the pain

Like a badge I never planned

I’m learnin’ how to say goodbye

To the place that made me who I am

Last exit sign, I don’t slow down

But part of me stays in that town