Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Tires kickin’ dust on a Tuesday
Same old curve past the rusted gate
Your name on that green sign sideways
Still hits harder than the interstate
[Chorus]
Guess I found my dirt road reckoning
Every mile drags your memory in
Thought I’d left you where the gravel ends
But you’re ridin’ shotgun in my head again
This old truck keeps pullin’ me back
Where your goodbye’s still fresh and it stings
Yeah, out here with the crickets singin’
It’s just me and my dirt road reckoning
[Verse 2]
Stopped where your porch light used to glow
Mailbox leanin’ like it knows the truth
There’s a “For Sale” on the fence post
But I still see eighteen-year-old you
[Chorus]
Guess I found my dirt road reckoning
Every mile drags your memory in
Thought I’d left you where the gravel ends
But you’re ridin’ shotgun in my head again
This old truck keeps pullin’ me back
Where your goodbye’s still fresh and it stings
Yeah, out here with the crickets singin’
It’s just me and my dirt road reckoning
[Bridge]
I could turn around
Head for town
Let that rearview fade you out
But I ease on slow
Windows low
Chasin’ ghosts I can’t let go (oh no)
[Chorus]
Guess I found my dirt road reckoning
Every mile drags your memory in
Thought I’d left you where the gravel ends
But you’re ridin’ shotgun in my head again
This old truck keeps pullin’ me back
Where your goodbye’s still fresh and it stings
Yeah, out here with the crickets singin’
It’s just me and my dirt road reckoning
Tires kickin’ dust on a Tuesday
Same old curve past the rusted gate
Your name on that green sign sideways
Still hits harder than the interstate
[Chorus]
Guess I found my dirt road reckoning
Every mile drags your memory in
Thought I’d left you where the gravel ends
But you’re ridin’ shotgun in my head again
This old truck keeps pullin’ me back
Where your goodbye’s still fresh and it stings
Yeah, out here with the crickets singin’
It’s just me and my dirt road reckoning
[Verse 2]
Stopped where your porch light used to glow
Mailbox leanin’ like it knows the truth
There’s a “For Sale” on the fence post
But I still see eighteen-year-old you
[Chorus]
Guess I found my dirt road reckoning
Every mile drags your memory in
Thought I’d left you where the gravel ends
But you’re ridin’ shotgun in my head again
This old truck keeps pullin’ me back
Where your goodbye’s still fresh and it stings
Yeah, out here with the crickets singin’
It’s just me and my dirt road reckoning
[Bridge]
I could turn around
Head for town
Let that rearview fade you out
But I ease on slow
Windows low
Chasin’ ghosts I can’t let go (oh no)
[Chorus]
Guess I found my dirt road reckoning
Every mile drags your memory in
Thought I’d left you where the gravel ends
But you’re ridin’ shotgun in my head again
This old truck keeps pullin’ me back
Where your goodbye’s still fresh and it stings
Yeah, out here with the crickets singin’
It’s just me and my dirt road reckoning
Style of Music
country, Modern country with a mid-tempo stomp, twangy electric hooks, and warm acoustic guitar bed. Male vocals with a hint of grit; tight verses that sit close and conversational, then a wide, shout-along chorus with stacked harmonies and big snare hits. Subtle organ pad in the bridge, final chorus lifts with an extra guitar line and ad-libbed tail.
