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Backroads and Heartaches by Homemade Shine

Backroads and Heartaches

Verse 1:
Dust kicks up behind my old pickup truck
The engine hums a song of luck and bad luck
Every mile I drive, I feel the weight
Of love I lost and chances I can’t take

The sun dips low, painting gold on the fields
I grip the wheel, feeling what the night reveals
The wind whispers secrets I can’t forget
Backroads and heartaches, they’re my closest friends yet

Chorus:
Backroads and heartaches, winding through my mind
Every turn reminds me of the love I left behind
Tail lights fading in the rearview glow
I’m chasing tomorrow, but stuck in yesterday’s sorrow

Verse 2:
Your picture’s tucked in the glovebox where I keep
Memories that haunt me in the dark, in my sleep
That old honky-tonk where we used to dance
Feels empty now, just another lost romance

I pass the creek where we carved our names
Now it’s just me and this lonesome flame
Every fence post, every dusty mile
Carries the echo of your smile

Bridge:
Maybe someday I’ll find a new road
Maybe I’ll let go of this heavy load
But tonight, the stars are all I can trust
And these backroads and heartaches are a must

Verse 3:
The moon rises slow over fields of corn
I drive past the places where love was born
The radio plays a song I used to know
Every lyric hits me like a cold wind blow

I think of forgiveness, I think of pride
I think of the nights you stayed up and cried
I can’t turn back, the past is gone
But these backroads and heartaches keep me moving on

Outro:
So I’ll drive these roads till the morning light
Carry the memory of you into the night
Dust on my boots, and tears in my eyes
Backroads and heartaches, under wide open skies