The Long Road Back

[Intro]
Empty highway
Midnight hum
Boots on gravel
Breath caught in my lungs

[Verse 1]
Rearview mirror
Just my eyes
Red rimmed
Tired
Out of lies
Ash in my lap
From bridges burned
Every mile
Another lesson learned

[Chorus]
It’s a long road back
From the things I’ve done
From the names I carved
Then turned and ran from
Every scar I hid
Now it’s cutting through the black
I lost myself out there
On the long road back

[Verse 2]
Old blue jacket
Faded cuff
Smells like smoke
And giving up
Radio low
Sings my sins
Same old story
Different skin

[Chorus]
It’s a long road back
From the things I’ve done
From the vows I broke
Then blamed on the sun
Every lie I loved
Now it’s echoing in cracks
Of the windshield shaking
On this long road back

[Bridge]
Headlights crawling
On the hills I left behind
Every turn is asking
“Will you get it right this time?”
Knuckles pale on the wheel
Heart tied up in knots (oh)
If home is still a place
I hope it hasn’t forgot

[Chorus]
It’s a long road back
From the man I played
From the open doors
That I walked away
If there’s grace left waiting
Let it meet me where I’m at
I’m just a shadow driving
Down the long road back

[Outro]
Engine whisper
Sky gone black
One deep breath
No turning back