Eight Second Ride (8 Miles to Memphis)
Terra Key
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My friend Travis said, "Hear this truth loud and new A song ain't the same just 'cause it shares a title with Ledoux From vibrant blues to country gold, each tune should stand alone Not like a Roadhouse movie scene stripped of its fighting, poorly cloned Just 'cause they call it '8 Second Ride,' don't mean it's worth the play Quality's not given in the title, it's in what the lyrics say Drenched in clichés like a honky-tonk on Friday night Cold beers tipping back, under neon lights just right A dusty old dog asleep in the bed of a beat-up truck Heartbreak rolling in like a freight train, just my luck Mama's praying hard in the pew, as I sing of freedom and fight Beneath the Southern stars, where my family's roots grip tight Where the Delta breezes blow, hearts heavy in our chest Memories of 812 Arlington, where life put us to the test Rob and Tonna laughed it off, with our "Collie" dog by our feet But behind those smiles, we all knew, we'd hardly enough to eat Cruising down Missouri Street, with Travis in his old Ford ride We're chasing dreams and Blue Devils, on an 8-second life 8 miles from Memphis, where our secrets can't hide Our hearts ignite, our souls alight, embracing the night By the bends of the Mississippi, where old tales abide In the Wonder City's heart, we're determined to ride with pride Past the house at 8-1-2, now just memories and ash Where we once grew tall, before it fell in a fiery flash. That porch no longer creaks, silenced by flames that night Yet here, our simple lives, still shine beneath the Arkansas light Though we're scattered like seeds, the wind knows our tales It's here, 8 miles from Memphis, where our heart never fails Cruising down Missouri Street, with Travis in his old Ford ride We're chasing dreams, once mere Blue Imps, in an 8 second ride 8 miles from Memphis, where our childhoods can't hide Our hearts ablaze, like that old house, our spirits take flight Mississippi's call resonates, in the once gentle night In the Wonder City's story, we resolve to fight with might Now, as the sun dips low on the Broadway we once roamed Gun, Rob, Kerley, Byrd, our hearts where they called home Past the old dog track, Swindler, Timmy G, and Lisa know In this truckstop capital, where fleeting shadows grow A teaching icon left us, too soon beneath the moon In the Delta's embrace, where memories still bloom Cruising down Missouri Street, with Travis in his old Ford ride Chasing dreams beyond the Blue Devils, where our fates collide Just 8 miles from Memphis, where we yearned for something more Our hearts seek new horizons, escaping poverty's shore By the bends of the Mississippi, where our roots run deep In Wonder City's shadow, we sowed, so now we reap
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