Lyrics
Verse 1
You said ten and never cameI sat there under the porch bulbPhone face down in the cupholderWatching ketchup salt crust on a paper tray
Pre‑Chorus
Left the engine ticking overHad nowhere else to goThe second I quit askingyou were already slow
Chorus
I don’t need it back, that stale air in the cabI don’t need it back, those almost-answers you hadKeep your dented can and that grin you wearand your “just a minute” shtickIt’s done now, done now, done nowThat truck-seat story, every bit
Verse 2
Your ring left a shine by the shifterand your gum wrapper still hides in the dashThat late-night station past the county linekeeps circling through me when the room goes slack
Pre‑Chorus
I washed the vinyl twice overwith blue soap and boiling waterNow when somebody says your nameI don’t flinch, I don’t bother
Chorus
I don’t need it back, that stale air in the cabI don’t need it back, those almost-answers you hadKeep your dented can and that grin you wearand your “just a minute” shtickIt’s done now, done now, done nowThat truck-seat story, every bit
Bridge
After we rolled past the cotton ginyou laughed like it meant nothingNow I can say it straightI was just a spot you were passing through
Final Chorus
I don’t need it back, that stale air in the cabI don’t need it back, those almost-answers you hadKeep your dented can and that grin you wearand your “just a minute” shtickIt’s done now, done now, done nowThat truck-seat story, every bit