[Verse 1] There's a two-lane blacktop where the cornfields end Where I learned to drive in my old man's Chevy Summer of '09, you were seventeen Barefoot on the dashboard, hair wild and heavy We'd park by the river where the willows hang low Carve our initials in that old oak tree Now the rust on that tailgate tells a thousand stories Of who we were and who we'd never be [Chorus] So let's ride these country roads till the sun bleeds out With the radio cranked and the stars coming down Every mile's a memory, every turn feels like home Where the gravel kicks up and the heartstrings roam We've got dirt on our boots and fire in our souls Yeah, we're alive tonight on these country roads [Verse 2] Mama's front porch still smells like jasmine and rain Daddy's work gloves hanging by the kitchen door There's a photo on the mantle, faded but clear Four generations standing on this same old floor The bank tried to take it back in '08 But we held on tight like we always do 'Cause this land's in our blood, these fields know our names And every single scar just proves we made it through [Chorus] So let's ride these country roads till the sun bleeds out With the radio cranked and the stars coming down Every mile's a memory, every turn feels like home Where the gravel kicks up and the heartstrings roam We've got dirt on our boots and fire in our souls Yeah, we're alive tonight on these country roads [Bridge] They say the world keeps spinning faster every day That small towns fade and young folks move away But I'll take this slower life, this honest ground Where a handshake means something and love's still around So here's to the backroads that raised us right To the Friday night lights and the church bells' chime To holding on tight to the ones you love And trusting that's always enough [Chorus] So let's ride these country roads till the sun bleeds out With the radio cranked and the stars coming down Every mile's a memory, every turn feels like home Where the gravel kicks up and the heartstrings roam We've got dirt on our boots and fire in our souls Yeah, we're alive tonight on these country roads [Outro] Yeah, we're alive tonight On these country roads With you by my side I'm already home