Verse 1
Been holdin’ my breath in a town too loud
Every conversation feelin’ worn out
Got a full tank and an empty plan
Sometimes that’s the best I am
Rearview’s crowded with yesterday
Every promise I didn’t stay
But the road don’t judge, it just rolls
Takes the weight, lets go control
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Pre-Chorus
I ain’t searchin’ for a sign tonight
Just a curve and a little white line
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Chorus
So I let the miles handle it, one by one
Every turn says, “son, you’ll be fine”
When my head gets heavy and my faith gets thin
I don’t fight the dark, I ride it in
Yeah, the farther I go, the lighter I feel
Some wounds don’t talk, they just heal
I don’t need answers, I don’t demand it
When life gets hard, I let the miles handle it
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Verse 2
Cold air bitin’ through my sleeve
Engine hum like it believes
Got a couple ghosts I ain’t outran
But they fade when the wheels start spinnin’
City tried to sell me shiny things
But peace don’t come with golden rings
It finds you movin’, steady and still
Some things break — some things rebuild
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Pre-Chorus
No clock tickin’, no finish line
Just a road that meets me halfway every time
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Chorus
So I let the miles handle it, one by one
Every turn says, “son, you’ll be fine”
When my head gets heavy and my faith gets thin
I don’t fight the dark, I ride it in
Yeah, the farther I go, the lighter I feel
Some wounds don’t talk, they just heal
I don’t need answers, I don’t demand it
When life gets hard, I let the miles handle it
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Bridge (Strip it down)
I’ve tried drownin’ it out
I’ve tried white-knucklin’ doubt
But the road’s the only thing
That ever slowed me down
(build back in — guitars swell)
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Final Chorus (Big, open)
I let the miles handle it, mile by mile
Every stretch teachin’ me how to smile
If I’m lost, I ain’t panicked
If I’m broken, I can manage
‘Cause the farther I go, the more I get it
Some peace you earn, some peace you let in
I don’t need savin’, I don’t demand it
When life gets heavy, I let the miles handle it
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Outro
Kill the motor, night still breathin’
Guess I found what I was missin’
AFTERLIFE
