“Lost on a Back Road”
(Original Winning Lyrics submitted to Great American Song Contest)
VERSE 1:
I heard the sound of his four-wheel Bronco tires
Churning up gravel and teenage desires
Weatherman said it was record heat
That night in July as I jumped in the seat
Grabbed his ballcap and put it on
Smiled and said “Let’s get lost. C’mon!”
We tore down a dirt road, windows rolled down
That hat was lost to the wind and the woods all around.
CHORUS:
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought I’d found everything
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on a back road
VERSE 2:
He turned off road ‘cross a muddy field and parked
It was black as sin out there in the dark
Moonlight glistened through a jug of glass
A birthday gift from his uncle’s private stash
Kept beneath the seat, just in case
Couldn’t wait to get my first taste
Wild cherry moonshine, in the summer heat
I lost my mind and my innocence in the back seat
CHORUS:
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought I’d found everything
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on a back road
VERSE 3:
There was no denying the sign on the stick
Up nights sick with worry, mornings just sick
Labor Day weekend I broke the news
I could never do what he wanted me to
For the last time, he drove me home
Left me to do this all alone
My dreams took a back seat and disappeared
Along with his taillights through my prism of tears
CHORUS (EXTENDED):
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought I’d found everything
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on a back road
His hat, my innocence, my hopes and my dreams
‘Cause young love ain’t always all that it seems
So much lost on a back road
(repeat to fade)
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© Lisa Marks
December 2014
(Original Winning Lyrics submitted to Great American Song Contest)
VERSE 1:
I heard the sound of his four-wheel Bronco tires
Churning up gravel and teenage desires
Weatherman said it was record heat
That night in July as I jumped in the seat
Grabbed his ballcap and put it on
Smiled and said “Let’s get lost. C’mon!”
We tore down a dirt road, windows rolled down
That hat was lost to the wind and the woods all around.
CHORUS:
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought I’d found everything
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on a back road
VERSE 2:
He turned off road ‘cross a muddy field and parked
It was black as sin out there in the dark
Moonlight glistened through a jug of glass
A birthday gift from his uncle’s private stash
Kept beneath the seat, just in case
Couldn’t wait to get my first taste
Wild cherry moonshine, in the summer heat
I lost my mind and my innocence in the back seat
CHORUS:
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought I’d found everything
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on a back road
VERSE 3:
There was no denying the sign on the stick
Up nights sick with worry, mornings just sick
Labor Day weekend I broke the news
I could never do what he wanted me to
For the last time, he drove me home
Left me to do this all alone
My dreams took a back seat and disappeared
Along with his taillights through my prism of tears
CHORUS (EXTENDED):
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought I’d found everything
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on a back road
His hat, my innocence, my hopes and my dreams
‘Cause young love ain’t always all that it seems
So much lost on a back road
(repeat to fade)
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© Lisa Marks
December 2014