Sailing Down Dirt Roads - Casey Ashley

Midnight Milkyway through a cracked windshield The highways never know how free this feels I learned to drive out here My grandpa let me steer I still hear, "Both hands on the wheel" Talk to God on 'em, we get lost on 'em Find our way to a rocky mountain top on 'em We get stuck on 'em, fall in love on 'em Rough around the edges just like us That's why I love dirt roads Make the world turn real slow Feel the gravel letting go It's stirring up my soul That's why I love running wild through country miles They're out of style, they take a while But every winding ride'll lead me home That's why I love dirt roads Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Chasing a painted sky and river winding curves Can't help but feel like my heaven here on earth Yeah, out here in the quiet, I know you hear me 'Cause the start are smiling, I feel you near me Talk to God on 'em, we get lost on 'em Find our way to a rocky mountain top on 'em We get stuck on 'em, fall in love on 'em Rough around the edges just like us That's why I love dirt roads Make the world turn real slow Feel the gravel letting go It's stirring up my soul That's why I love running wild through country miles They're out of style, they take a while But every winding ride'll lead me home That's why I love dirt roads Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh That's why I love dirt roads Sometimes they're beat up and broken Scattered and tossed in the breeze But no matters their scars, it don't change what they are And that sounds a little like me And that's why I love dirt roads And that's why I love dirt roads That's why I love dirt roads Make the world turn real slow Feel the gravel letting go It's stirring up my soul That's why I love running wild through country miles They're out of style, they take a while But every winding ride'll lead me home That's why I love dirt roads Talk to God on 'em, we get lost on 'em Find our way to a rocky mountain top on 'em We get stuck on 'em, fall in love on 'em Rough around the edges just like us That's why I love dirt roads Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh That's why I love dirt roads That's why I love dirt roads

Midnight Friday night you'd text me "Dad's asleep, baby, come get me" A right, a left and I was at your house One dirt road down Second we pulled out that driveway Never rolled one mile on a highway Never had to talk ya in to a dust cloud You were dirt road down (Oo-oo) we were kicked back slow lane dreamin' (Oo-oo) swear I can still hear you singin' Lot about livin' and a little 'bout love Smokin' King Woods in a high school truck Console kiss on a two beer buzz Lightin' that summer on up I fell for a girl who loved the world More than she loved this town Now it's all of these used to be memories, keepin' me dirt road down Suitcase packed up in a hard top Said goodbye to me and this map dot Girl, I thought I could turn you around 'Fore you'd turn a dirt road down (Oo-oo) when a flames on fire burnin' (Oo-oo) it never gets easy learnin' Lot about livin' and a little 'bout love Smokin' Kenwoods in a high school truck Console kiss on a two beer buzz Lightin' that summer on up I fell for a girl who loved the world More than she loved this town I was all of these used to be memories, keepin' me dirt road down If you're out there but 'round here is better than what you have There's a dirt road down here that can take us right on back (I swear I can still hear you singin') Lot about livin' and a little 'bout love Smokin' Kenwoods in a high school truck Console kiss on a two beer buzz Lightin' that summer on up I fell for a girl who loved the world More than she loved this town I was all of these used to be memories, keepin' me dirt road down

Midnight Milky Way Through a cracked windshield The highway's never known How free this feels I learned to drive out here My grandpa let me steer I still hear, "Both hands on the wheel" Talk to God on 'em We get lost on 'em Find your way to a Rocky Mountain top on 'em We get stuck on 'em Fall in love on 'em Rough around the edges just like us That's why I love dirt roads Make the world turn real slow Feel the gravel lettin' go and stirrin' up my soul That's why I love runnin' wild through country miles They're out of style, they take a while But every wind and rattle lead me home That's why I love dirt roads Whoa, whoa Yeah You never know what to expect Or what's coming next When ridin' them dirt roads The gravel and dust that might throw you off If I'm ready or not, only God knows It's hard trying to hold it together When I lost a couple of people along the ride Wish I could roll back the hands on the clock Just to tell 'em, "I love you," just one more time I wasn't prepared for the pain that came It had me tore up on the inside But I could hear you on the side of me Whispering softly, telling me not to cry Just when I thought I was hopeless You kept reminding me how you would never leave And all of them people we lost had a place up in Heaven So make sure I get a seat We go through some ups and downs And might even have a few curves we don't see I end up at home every time 'Cause God got his hand on my life and he guide me, yeah That's why I love dirt roads Make the world turn real slow Feel the gravel lettin' go and stirrin' up my soul That's why I love runnin' wild through country miles They're out of style, they take a while But every wind and rattle lead me home That's why I love dirt roads Talk to God on 'em We get lost on 'em Find your way to a Rocky Mountain top on 'em We get stuck on 'em Fall in love on 'em Rough around the edges just like us That's why I love dirt roads Whoa, whoa (Whoa) That's why I love dirt roads That's why I love dirt roads

Playing in the dirt We find the seeds of doubt Don't water them with your tears Don't think about all the years You'd rather be without Eden lets me in I find the seeds of love And climb upon the highwire I kiss and tell all my fears Falling down the mountain End up kissing dirt Look a little closer Sometimes it wouldn't hurt Playing in the dirt We find the seeds of fun And we scream like alleycats Tearing down what we attack To prove that we are one Cutting through the night We find the seeds of lust And lose our minds on one intent These passions never seem to end Falling down the mountain End up kissing dirt Look a little closer Sometimes it wouldn't hurt You know it wouldn't hurt Falling down the mountain End up kissing dirt Look a little closer Sometimes it wouldn't hurt Get up, get up, get up, get up to the top, yeah I'm falling down the mountain End up kissing dirt, yeah I'm falling, falling Cutting through the night We find the seeds of lust And lose our minds on one intent These passions never seem to end Falling down the mountain End up kissing dirt Look a little closer Sometimes it wouldn't hurt

My fingers broke holding the rope that tied me to the past I choked on every simple syllable I'd stitched into my teeth Since the bones reset I guess I think about you less Unless I'm drinking or upset But honestly that doesn't happen frequently I'm not even sure why I'm still calling you up When I know that your phone's been disconnected for months I guess it's hard to break a habit that reminds you of love I just needed you to know that I don't miss you at all And needlework would never hurt, I embellished all that I was worth With words so passionately birthed by lovers losing hope But in the end I hated all the metaphors we made Every sickly sentiment that I had sewn into my skin I'm learning to remove your every suture, every wound is proof That even love is ruthless But I survived no thanks to you But in the end I hated all the metaphors we made Every sickly sentiment that I had sewn into my skin I'm learning to remove your every suture, every wound is proof That even love is ruthless But I survived no thanks to you

You sat as still as one at the dinner table With nothin' to say after grace You were hard as one 'cause you had to be Yeah, the oldest ones turn out that way And if I had me one for every time you let me down I'd build a wall I guess I did Yeah, you taught me all about Which ones sank, and which ones skipped But there's throwin' ones And rollin' ones And gettin' us to open up Was like gettin' blood from one The steppin' kind The steady kind The "Hey, I've got your back ones" You can stand behind I'm just now findin' out, now that you're gone We were cut from the same stone I sway like you When I get nervous I'm shy like you But most folks couldn't tell I get the same shade of red as you did When I'm angry I'm red right now 'cause I'm mad as hell At the throwin' ones The rollin' ones And gettin' us to open up Was like gettin' blood from one The steppin' kind The steady kind The "Hey, I've got your back ones" You can stand behind I'm just now findin' out, now that you're gone We were cut from the same stone Yeah, there's a lot of things That should be written in one But your name Ain't one of 'em So I carry one And it's a heavy one I'm just now findin' out, now that you're gone We were cut from the same stone The same stone

Ooh, I know you like all the ways I can move Came to dance, but all I can see is you (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) You have got the fire in your eyes, eyes, oh Boy, there's no worries here, we can make some noise Back and forth we sway, can you feel the force? (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Tell me how you like to live your life Baby, let's just dance, dance Let's just dance, baby I just wanna dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Can you feel it? Can you take it? Can you come embrace it, all this electricity? Do it right now, right now Turn the volume up, loud, gimme your electricity I don't really care Take me, take me there Can you feel it? Can you take it? Baby, it's so electric So come and play with me We all dream, dream, dream, dream We'll celebrate, we'll make a scene, scene, scene, scene So raise a glass and come to me, me, me (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Baby, can you make my body right, right? Oh-woah, whip my hair around, I can't let it go We can do our thing, take it nice and slow (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Baby, take it over, make it hot, hot Baby, let's just dance, dance Let's just dance, baby I just wanna dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Can you feel it? Can you take it? Can you come embrace it, all this electricity? Do it right now, right now Turn the volume up, loud, gimme your electricity I don't really care Take me, take me there Can you feel it? Can you take it? Baby, it's so electric So come and play with me More and more, it's feelin' so right, right, right So baby, tonight, night, night Just give it to me (Boom, boom, stereo, stereo go) (Boom, boom, stereo, stereo go la-la, la-la) (Boom, boom, stereo, stereo go) (Boom, boom, stereo, stereo go la-la, la-la) Baby, let's just dance, dance Let's just dance, baby I just wanna dance, dance, dance, dance, dance Can you feel it? Can you take it? Can you come embrace it, all this electricity? Do it right now, right now Turn the volume up, loud, gimme your electricity I don't really care Take me, take me there Can you feel it? Can you take it? Baby, it's so electric So come and play with me Can you feel it? Can you take it? Can you come embrace it, all this electricity? Do it right now, right now Turn the volume up, loud, gimme your electricity I don't really care Take me, take me there Can you feel it? Can you take it? Baby, it's so electric So come and play with me