Driving To You
Alex (Acoustic Highway Session)
Description
A raw, heartfelt acoustic Americana road song about chasing love and dreams across the American West. The song captures the restlessness of leaving the past behind, fueled by the unwavering desire to reach a loved one. Driven by a simple yet compelling acoustic guitar riff and gravelly vocals, 'Driving To You' blends themes of longing, hope, and the open road, creating a cinematic listening experience reminiscent of a late-night drive through the heartland.
Lyrics
[Intro - D G Bm A] (Loose, driving acoustic strum; light thumb thumps on 2 and 4) [Verse 1 - D G Bm A] Pulled out of Kentucky with the gravel spittin' fire Same front porch, same dirt road, in the smoke of my rear tire Got a one-way tank of courage and your picture on the dash All our slow-dance kitchen wishes in a coffee can of cash Small-town sky's just a ceiling if it don't let dreams on through So I'm chasin' down the horizon 'til the horizon looks like you [Pre-Chorus 1 - Bm G D A] Got this old Ford talkin' louder than the voices in my head Sayin', "Boy, don't miss that moment, hit the gas instead" [Chorus - D G Bm A] Kentucky's the goodbye, Tennessee's the groove, Arkansas is wide-open where my doubts get room to move, Oklahoma's that crosswind shakin' off my past, Texas is a furnace where this want burns hot and fast, New Mexico's a daydream, sky in a different hue, Arizona draws the outline of the life I'm drivin' to, California ain't the finish, it's the first step followin' through— Every state line that I'm blowin' through Just means I'm driving to you, driving to you [Verse 2 - D G Bm A] Neon at a truck stop, coffee shakin' in my hand Every AM station's playin' some old backseat slow-dance band High-beams write a story on the blacktop, page by page Every exit sign is tryin' to pull me off this freeway stage But the farther that I get from where we started, clear as day The more the map looks like an arrow with your name on the far away [Pre-Chorus 2 - Bm G D A] Got your laughter on the speaker, cuttin' through the static tone Got a heart that don't know "maybe," only "get there, don't go home" [Chorus - D G Bm A] Kentucky's the goodbye, Tennessee's the groove, Arkansas is wide-open where my doubts get room to move, Oklahoma's that crosswind shakin' off my past, Texas is a furnace where this want burns hot and fast, New Mexico's a daydream, sky in a different hue, Arizona draws the outline of the life I'm drivin' to, California ain't the finish, it's the first step followin' through— Every state line that I'm blowin' through Just means I'm driving to you, driving to you [Bridge - Bm G D A] Yeah, these lines on the map look like veins from me to you Pumping courage through the dashed-white, beat-red, midnight blue Hollywood signs just letters if your light ain't in the room But I'll park that dream beside you underneath a different moon [Final Chorus - D G Bm A] Kentucky's the goodbye, Tennessee's the groove, Arkansas is where the rearview finally starts to lose its proof, Oklahoma's that crosswind shakin' off my past, Texas is a furnace where this want burns hot and fast, New Mexico's a daydream, sky in a different hue, Arizona draws the outline of the life I'm drivin' to, California ain't the finish, it's the first step followin' through— Every state line that I'm blowin' through Just means I'm driving to you, driving to you [Tag / Outro - D G Bm A] (He eases the strum, leaning into the last line) Yeah, pedal down, horizon new Ain't just drivin' west, I'm driving to you...