[Verse 1]
Sometimes a crowd makes me lonely
Sometimes a shot just makes me sad
Sometimes I miss that old small town, slow down
Life I kinda wish that I still had
I can't really pour my heart out
On the FM radio
'Cause the way I'm really feeling
Won't fill up the coliseum, on the edge of Tupelo

[Chorus]
Yeah, I need a little backbone in my backbeat
I need a little lifelong in my front seat
I need the kinda moments that make my whole wide world stand still
I wanna hear about a deep cut, a heartbreak
Yeah, tell me 'bout your hard timеs, your mistakes
Give me somеthing that'll burn, I can turn into something I can feel
Yeah, I want somethin' real, somethin' real

[Verse 2]
I like a long drive down a backroad
Pretty girl sitting at a bar
But those roads don't go forever
Pickup lines don't always get her
And that neon just goes dark
I wanna climb up on a mountain
I want a love that feels like home
Yeah, I want a conversation
Like a sunset and a song, I can feel down in my bones

[Chorus]
Yeah, I need a little backbone in my backbeat
I need a little lifelong in my front seat
I need the kinda moments that make my whole wide world stand still
I wanna hear about a deep cut, a heartbreak
Yeah, tell me 'bout your hard times, your mistakes
Give me somethin' that'll burn, I can turn into somethin' I can feel

[Bridge]
Yeah, I want something real strong
Yeah, something I can hold onto
When the red dirt settles down
And there's nothing left around
I'm just lookin' for some truth
I'm just lookin' for some truth

[Chorus]
I need a little backbone in my backbeat
I need a little lifelong in my front seat
I need the kinda moments that make my whole wide world stand still
Yeah, I wanna hear about a deep cut, a heartbreak
Yeah, tell me 'bout your hard times, your mistakes
Give me somethin' that'll burn, I can turn into somethin' I can feel

[Outro]
Yeah, I want somethin' real
Yeah I want somethin' real
Yeah, I want somethin' real
Yeah, I need somethin' real
Something real
Oh, yeah, I want something real