Ink and Asphalt

[Intro]\n\n[Verse]\nDusty boxes on the attic floor\nFound a key to a hidden door\nLeather bound and faded green\nThe prettiest thing I’ve ever seen\nNineteen-seventy-two in blue\nShowing me what I need to do\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nHe left my heart in a heavy mess\nBut I’m putting on my favorite dress\nGrandma’s cursive leads the way\nI’m leaving home behind today\n\n[Chorus]\nDriving through the bluebonnet sea\nJust her spirit and little old me\nNeon signs and starlit nights\nFixing all my broken sights\nFollowing the map she drew\nFinding someone brave and new\n\n[Post-Chorus]\nOh, the road is wide\nWith the ghost of her by my side\nYeah, the road is wide\nGot nothing left to hide\n\n[Verse]\nStopped at a diner in a dusty town\nOrdered cherry pie and let my hair down\nWinked at the boy behind the bar\nThen hopped back inside my golden car\nCampfire smoke and a truck bed bed\nClearing out all the words he said\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nI’m trading tears for the open wind\nLearning how to breathe again\nHer old notes are a saving grace\nI can almost see her smiling face\n\n[Chorus]\nDriving through the bluebonnet sea\nJust her spirit and little old me\nNeon signs and starlit nights\nFixing all my broken sights\nFollowing the map she drew\nFinding someone brave and new\n\n[Bridge]\nShe was twenty-eight just like me\nWild and restless and finally free\nI feel her hand on the steering wheel\nTeaching me how a girl should feel\nThe road is long but the air is sweet\nI’m standing on my own two feet\n\n[Hook]\nInk and asphalt, miles and years\nWashing away all the salty tears\nInk and asphalt, sun and rain\nBreaking every single heavy chain\n\n[Chorus]\nDriving through the bluebonnet sea\nJust her spirit and little old me\nNeon signs and starlit nights\nFixing all my broken sights\nFollowing the map she drew\nFinding someone brave and new\n\n[Outro]