Love I Can’t Escape”

Title
“Love I Can’t Escape”

(Gritty Southern Blues)

Verse 1
I packed my things in an old Ford bed
Left before the break of day
Thought distance could do what time never did
Put your memory away
But every town had your shadow there
Every jukebox knew my name
No matter where these wheels kept turnin’
I wound up back in your flame

Chorus
This is love I can’t escape
Runs these roads and rides my veins
Changed my number, changed my ways
Still hear your voice in the rain
Some chains rust, some break away
But yours still holds me in its place
Lord knows I tried to outrun it
But it’s love I can’t escape

Verse 2
Friends say time will cut it loose
But time just sharpens what remains
You moved on like summer wind
I still carry your name in stains
Dust on my boots, miles on my soul
Moon hangs low like old mistakes
And every sunrise tells me true
Some hearts bend but never break

Bridge
Now the radio fades and the night gets long
And I quit sayin’ I’m okay
Truth is I stopped runnin’ months ago
Just never found the words to say
Some doors close and stay closed tight
Some leave a light you can’t erase

Verse 3
If tomorrow calls me west
I’ll still see your shadow’s shape
Some loves fade into the distance—
Yours is love I can’t escape

Chorus
This is love I can’t escape
Runs these roads and rides my veins
Changed my number, changed my ways
Still hear your voice in the rain
Some chains rust, some break away
But yours still holds me in its place
Lord knows I tried to outrun it
But it’s love I can’t escape

Gritty Southern Blues, , Male Vocals, Drums, Electric Guitar, Fast (120-168 BPM)