Ghosts in my Rearview

Verse 1

We were kings of the cracked-up sidewalk,

Bare feet racing the summer heat.

Back then, forever meant one more hour,

One more song, one more night on the street.

Now the porch light burns for nobody,

And the old house holds its breath.

I keep hearing your laughter in the static,

Like a radio that won’t accept the end.

Pre-Chorus

Time came swinging like a wrecking ball—

Took the years, but it kept it all.

Chorus

I miss you like a riot in my chest,

Like a match that won’t burn out.

We were wild, we were fearless,

Now your names are what I shout.

All those summers, all those promises,

Still crashing through my head.

You’re gone, but you’re still riding

In the ghosts in my rearview.

Verse 2

We made plans on the hood of your car,

Swore the world couldn’t touch our crew.

Now the pictures fade, the seasons change,

But I still save a place for you.

Every song from those reckless nights

Hits hard like a snare to the ribs.

I’d trade every road that led me here

For one more night the way it was.

Pre-Chorus

Time keeps dragging the years away—

But it can’t take what we made.

Chorus

I miss you like a riot in my chest,

Like a match that won’t burn out.

We were wild, we were fearless,

Now your names are what I shout.

All those summers, all those promises,

Still crashing through my head.

You’re gone, but you’re still riding

In the ghosts in my rearview.

Bridge

If you can hear this through the distance,

If the night can carry sound,

Know I keep you in the sparks

When the whole world burns me down.

We were young, we were unbreakable—

Maybe that’s still true somehow.

I’ll keep your light beneath my skin;

I’m not letting go of us now.

Final Chorus

I miss you like a riot in my chest,

But I’ll sing above the doubt.

We were wild, we were fearless,

And that love still screams out loud.

All those summers, all those promises,

Still burning in my head.

You’re gone, but you’re still riding

In the ghosts in my rearview.

Outro

The years roll on.

The old songs stay.

I hear you laughing

On the highway.