Backroads to the Light

Lyrics: Those crickets sure sound nice, Away from the city, away from the lights Chasing that good life, hope I found it Too much whiskey, but I sure downed it This life we built couldn’t get better “But if I don’t change, I’ll keep chasin’ somethin’ forever I wanna be free but I’m chained to my roots Still hopin’ Momma’s proud of me — ain’t that the truth? (you bet) If I don’t change, this train might derail Lost in my soul, yeah Dad thinks I might fail (aw naw) Still you call me back from the edge where I walk Too much to carry… so for now we just talk I drive a big truck, yeah it sounds real nice But the breeze through the pines? Man, that don’t got a price Think I found that good life… or maybe it found me Swapped out that whiskey — the kava’s been kinder to me I found my freedom, deep in my roots Learnin’ I can be proud of me — yeah that’s the truth (you bet) Went through that change, thought I might fail Growin’ into my soul kept me outta that jail (aw yeah) You call me forward into the unknown Got more in my heart than I’ve ever shown Dust on my boots… turnin’ into light Breath in my chest… opens the night What I was runnin’ from… was me all along Now I hear it clear… in a different song Let it go… let it go… Feel it in my chest now Let it go… let it go… I don’t need the rest now I… let it go Feel it in my bones now I… let it go I am finally home now Roots in the earth But my soul’s in the sky I don’t need to run anymore I just open and fly Breathe it in… let it rise Feel the truth behind my eyes Breathe it in… let it go I am more than I could know Mama, I’m still your sonJust walkin’ a different roadAnd Dad, I found that strengthIn the places I was told You don’t gotta understandJust know I found my wayI ain’t lost out hereI just learned to stay I… found my way Didn’t lose myself, I changed I… found my way Through the fire and the pain Roots in the ground That finally set me free Turns out the thing I was chasin’… Was always me