[Verse 1]
I roll up to smoke, I started to blow
I took me a trip down an old backroad
And time moves fast, nothing lasts
I'm still traumatized by my thoughts of the past
In the kitchen, you were doing the dishes
Started off with some kissing and then we got down to business
Ended up by the stove, my hands around your throat
Just the way you like it, baby, you already know

[Pre-Chorus]
Shorty won't let me (Shorty won't let me), she mental
I fucked up again, she 'bout to act up
What that long face for? That's that sad stuff
These backroads don't ride like they rode when you rode with me

[Chorus]
You brokе my heart a million times
But I won't let it happеn
You got your space and I got mine
But I won't let it happen
Aye-ooh, aye-ooh
These backroads don't ride like they rode when you rode with me
Aye-ooh, aye-ooh
These backroads don't ride like they rode when you rode with me

[Post-Chorus]
So where do we go from here
When it all used to be so clear?
You got me facing the things I fear
Has it all just disappeared?

[Verse 2]
Been through it, this ain't nothing new to me
Spend my time confusing you, got used to you just using me
Always back and forth, dealing with each other's scrutiny
We did it so ruthlessly, yet it was so beautifully
Wish I could take it all back
Swear I would do anything to keep that train on the tracks
There's so much pain in my chest, thinking of lessons I learned
I watched the house go up in flames and I just let the shit burn

[Pre-Chorus]
Shorty won't let me (Shorty won't let me), she mental
I fucked up again, she 'bout to act up
What that long face for? That's that sad stuff
These backroads don't ride like they rode when you rode with me

[Chorus]
You broke my heart a million times
But I won't let it happen
You got your space and I got mine
But I won't let it happen
Aye-ooh, aye-ooh
These backroads don't ride like they rode when you rode with me
Aye-ooh, aye-ooh
These backroads don't ride like they rode when you rode with me

[Post-Chorus]
So where do we go from here
When it all used to be so clear?
You got me facing the things I fear
Has it all just disappeared?