The One That Got Away (Still Here)

[Verse 1]
You left your hair tie on my dashboard
Half a pack of reds in the door
Your boots carved circles in that red dirt lot
Till you said you couldn't stay here anymore
I still got your playlist in my truck
Hitting every small-town mile
Talking to your ghost in the rearview glass
Like you're riding shotgun for a while
[Chorus]
You’re the one that got away
But you’re here in every day
In the midnight drive, in the coffee lines
In the quiet things I never say
Yeah, the one that slipped my hands
Still running through my plans
Girl, I lost you on that interstate
But you're the one that got away, still here
[Verse 2]
Your mama asks about me at the Walmart
Says you hate that northern snow
I laugh and say I'm doing just fine
Then I sit in my truck and let it go
I still see that tail light disappearing
Past the Welcome sign at state line blue
Thought time would turn your name to nothing
But every love song still sounds like you
[Chorus]
You’re the one that got away
But you’re here in every day
In the midnight drive, in the coffee lines
In the quiet things I never say
Yeah, the one that slipped my hands
Still running through my plans
Girl, I lost you on that interstate
But you're the one that got away, still here
[Bridge]
[Beat drops darker, guitars pull back]
I tried late-night calls, tried long-shot prayers (oh)
Tried a brand-new town, but you’re still there
In the back row pew, in my old ball cap
Every time I think I’ve healed, you drag me back
[Chorus]
You’re the one that got away
But you’re here in every day
In the midnight drive, in the coffee lines
In the quiet things I never say
Yeah, the one that slipped my hands
Still running through my plans
I can change my town, change my name, change lanes
But you’re the one that got away, still here

rap, Moody country-trap ballad with male vocals: fingerpicked acoustic and dusty electric guitar over spacious 808s and tight snaps. Verses half-sung, half-rap in an intimate low register; chorus swells into an anthemic country rock hook with layered harmonies and wide guitars. Subtle organ pad and pedal-steel swells lift the back half, drums hit harder on each chorus for a slow-burning stadium feel., pop, rock, electric, pop rock, male vocals, moody, country, alternative country, country rock, acoustic