Verse
Windows down on Route Nine gravel
Dust kicking up like a slow reveal
Your hand on the wheel, my knee keeps time
To a song neither one of us can name
Porch light fading in the mirror
Twenty miles of nothing feels like everything
You laugh at my singing, I don't even care
Summer air's got your name
Pre-Chorus
So what do I do with this feeling
Climbing up my chest like the road climbs high
Tell me why every mile we're stealing
Feels like the first time I learned how to fly
Chorus
Backroads know my name now
Every curve, every stop sign
Been running scared my whole life
Till you pulled up beside me
Now the cornfields are singing
Same old song, brand new meaning
Backroads know my name now
'Cause you're the reason
Verse
Gas station coffee, two straws, one cup
You steal the radio, I let you win
Sunset's bleeding orange on the hood of your truck
This is how the good ones begin
Fireflies out past the water tower
Your voice goes soft when the night gets slow
I'm learning you like a favorite song
One I already know
Pre-Chorus
So what do I do with this feeling
Climbing up my chest like the road climbs high
Tell me why every mile we're stealing
Feels like the first time I learned how to fly
Chorus
Backroads know my name now
Every curve, every stop sign
Been running scared my whole life
Till you pulled up beside me
Now the cornfields are singing
Same old song, brand new meaning
Backroads know my name now
'Cause you're the reason
Bridge
Maybe I was always headed
Straight into this red dirt road
Every wrong turn led me
Right where I needed to go
And if the map ran out tomorrow
I'd still choose this way to fall
This dust, this truck, this feeling
I'd drive it through it all
Chorus
Backroads know my name now
Every curve, every stop sign
Been running scared my whole life
Till you pulled up beside me
Now the cornfields are singing
Same old song, brand new meaning
Backroads know my name now
'Cause you're the reason
Yeah, you're the reason
