Gravity and Gravel

Intro - 0:00 to 0:15
(Acoustic guitar riff sets the pace, joined by low bass and a subtle pedal steel swell)
​[Verse 1 - 0:15 to 0:45]
Left the highway before the sun could make up its mind
Didn't owe nobody a reason, didn't leave a map behind
The county line didn't change the weight of the air
Just meant the names on the signs were different out there
I’ve got an old pair of boots with the heels worn down to the tread
And a list of unspoken promises sleeping inside my head.
​[Chorus - 0:45 to 1:10]
'Cause gravity don't care about the turn of the wheel
And the silence out here is the only thing that feels real
I ain't running from a shadow, I ain't looking for a sign
Just holding the steering wheel right on the divider line
Yeah, the road doesn't judge where you've been or where you're bound
It just takes what you give it and holds you to the ground.
​[Verse 2 - 1:10 to 1:35]
Passed a bank in a town where the windows were all boarded tight
Clock on the square stuck forever on a quarter to midnight
People spend their whole lives trying to build something that stays
I’d rather watch the light drift slow through the afternoon haze
No headline news, no debt that I need to clear
Just the hum of the engine and the sky opening up right here.
​[Chorus - 1:35 to 2:00]
'Cause gravity don't care about the turn of the wheel
And the silence out here is the only thing that feels real
I ain't running from a shadow, I ain't looking for a sign
Just holding the steering wheel right on the divider line
Yeah, the road doesn't judge where you've been or where you're bound
It just takes what you give it and holds you to the ground.
​[Guitar Solo / Outro - 2:00 to 2:30]
(Raw, blues-infused electric guitar solo over the driving rhythm section)
(Fades out with low acoustic strumming and a single lingering note on the steel guitar)