Sun coming up through a windshield crack
Coffee cooling in a paper cup
Every mile feels like it’s leaning in
Just to hear you laugh again

You talk about dreams like they’re already real
Like the world ain’t heavy, like it won’t break us still
I don’t need a map when you’re next to me
You’re the only place I’m trying to be

I’ve been lost, I’ve been fast, I’ve been wrong
But this feels like where I belong

I love you like a back road
Slow when I wanna be
Fast when the night’s wide open
Running right through me
I don’t need the lights on
I know every curve, every mile we’ve rode
Yeah I love you like a back road (oh yeah)

Your name fits easy in my mouth
Like it’s always been around
You calm the noise I carry in
Like a song that knows how to end

If the world gets loud, if the plans break down
I’ll still find you when the lines run out
I don’t need perfect, I just need close
I don’t need heaven, I got you right now

I’ve chased highs, I’ve burned lows
But this feels like coming home

I love you like a back road
Every mile etched in stone
When the sky falls or the wheels get slow
I’m still headed where you go
I don’t need the lights on
I trust the dark when you’re close
Yeah I love you like a back road

If I lose my way, don’t let me run
Pull me back into the long way home
Let the world rush by, we’ll take it slow
Every turn just makes me know

I love you like a back road (oh yeah)
Every scar, every ghost
If the night’s long or the tank runs low
I’m still riding this with hope
I don’t need the lights on
I know where this is gonna go
Yeah I love you like a back road

Long way home, just you and me