[Verse 1]
Dust on the tailgate, red clay on my boots
Your name on a paper cup, nothing left to lose
You said, “Don’t make promises,” I said, “Watch me try”
With a tank full of trouble and a road running wide
[Pre-Chorus]
If the whole town turns its back tonight
I’ll keep one hand on the wheel, one hand in the fight
[Chorus]
I’d die trying to get back to you
Through every bad break, every hard mile too
Let the county line cut like a knife
I’ll spend every breath on this borrowed life
When the sky comes down and the red dirt flies
I’ll be the last one standing by your side
I’d die trying, yeah, I’d die trying
To make this stubborn heart come alive
[Verse 2]
There’s a blue tick blinking on an old cracked screen
Your voice says, “Come home,” like you still believe
I traded pride for a pair of worn-out keys
Now the tires hum low through the Tennessee trees
[Pre-Chorus]
If the midnight miles start closing in
I’ll turn that engine over and begin again
[Chorus]
I’d die trying to get back to you
Through every bad break, every hard mile too
Let the county line cut like a knife
I’ll spend every breath on this borrowed life
When the sky comes down and the red dirt flies
I’ll be the last one standing by your side
I’d die trying, yeah, I’d die trying
To make this stubborn heart come alive
[Bridge]
No silver buckle, no easy road
Just two hearts carrying what they’re owed
If love is a fire, let it take what it takes
I’ll walk through the smoke for the promise we made
[Final Chorus]
I’d die trying to get back to you
Through every bad break, every hard mile too
Let the county line cut like a knife
I’ll spend every breath on this borrowed life
When the sky comes down and the red dirt flies
I’ll be the last one standing by your side
I’d die trying, yeah, I’d die trying
Till this stubborn heart comes alive
[Outro]
I’d die trying
Still driving home to you