We tipsy on des backroads

Intro

Verse 1
Do you still recall that night we shot past that old county sign?
You had your heavy boot pressed on that beaten pickup of mine
We skipped every deep ditch and tore right through that gravel lane
Passing a half-empty six-pack through the heavy summer rain
The folks in town were always telling us to keep it slow
Punching a card at six in the morning with nowhere to go
My old man slammed his knuckles hard against the kitchen screen door
Said boys like us would end up sleeping on the county jail floor
We took that bend too fast and slid sideways right near the deep ditch
Just laughing loud when headlights flickered on the broken dash switch
We made a quiet pact right then that we were clearing right out
Never turning this wheel back around without a shade of doubt

Hook
Why were we running all alone?
Because we had to leave that home
Why did we never choose to stay?
We had to burn the past away

Verse 2
It has been ten long years since we packed boxes in that truck bed
And all those bitter words do not ring as loud inside my head
I do not hold a grudge against that dried-up, forgotten old place
Though I still see the worry that was on my poor mother's face
Two plastic chairs are rotting away in my uncle's back yard
We knew staying meant surviving, and that living would be hard
I wonder if the kids at the pump still remember my name
Or if the high school bleachers and the diner look just the same
We were buzzing on the gravel with our jackets tossed aside
Knowing deep down that midnight run would be our very last ride
Looking back now through clear glass, I can see that we did it right
Trading that dead-end map for headlights running into the night

Hook
Why were we running all alone?
Because we had to leave that home
Why did we never choose to stay?
We had to burn the past away

Bridge
Who kept two hands upon the wheel?
The ones who knew just how it feels
Did we ever lose the rough track?
No, and we are not going back

Hook
Why were we running all alone?
Because we had to leave that home
Why did we never choose to stay?
We had to burn the past away

Outro
What did we drop along that road?
We put down that whole heavy load