Lyrics
Intro
96 bpm, dusty midtempo, warm electric guitarRadio low on the backroadSame three songs I swore I outgrewI still sing the one that sounds like you
Verse 1
Ninety-six on the dashAnd it feels like thinkingNot quite runningNot quite sinkingYour sweatshirt's in the backseatStill smells like cheap beer and JuneI keep meaning to give it backThen the night gets used to you
Pre‑Chorus
I ain't cryingI'm just quietThere's a difference you never learnedYou want soft when you're lonelyAnd gone when the tide turns
Chorus
If you wanted foreverYou'd have parked that truckYou wouldn't call me "baby"When you only need a crutchI can love you in the slow songsI can hate you in the fastBut this midtempo heartbreakIs the kind that's built to lastIs the kind that's built to last
Verse 2
Bar lights paint the gravelLike a cheap little churchYou said "don't wait up"Then you prayed I'd wait firstI know every almostBy the way your voice dropsYou talk future in the drivewayThen you leave it in the lot
Pre‑Chorus
I ain't beggingI'm just honestThere's a difference you can't fakeYou want home when it's rainingAnd a stranger when you ache
Chorus
If you wanted foreverYou'd have parked that truckYou wouldn't call me "baby"When you only need a crutchI can love you in the slow songsI can hate you in the fastBut this midtempo heartbreakIs the kind that's built to last
Bridge
I don't need a big goodbyeOr a ring or a sceneJust stop looking at me softIf you don't mean what you mean
Final Chorus
If you wanted foreverYou'd be in this passenger seatNot a ghost in my rearviewDoing seventy-threeI can hold my own whiskeyI can hold my own pastBut I can't hold a maybeAt a ninety-six beat
Outro
guitar and night airI turn the radio downLet the road do the talkingYour sweatshirt stays foldedAnd I keep on walking