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Lyrics
[Verse 1] Two-lane ribbon round the mountain Fog lay low on Sunday morn Daddy's knuckles white as gravel Mama said "That road was born Out of sweat and busted axles" Windows down That cold wind moaned We were kids in the back But it shook us to the bone [Chorus] We were running from the semis on those curves Headlights in the mirror Steel and nerve Engine crying Hearts on fire Praying that the gears would hold the wire No interstates Just switchback signs and crows We grew up on Appalachian mountain roads [Verse 2] CB chatter like a language We could almost understand Chrome grill grinning in the rearview Breathing down like some big hand Pine trees swayed above the guardrail Creek flashed silver far below Every downshift felt like thunder In that rusted four-speed glow [Chorus] We were running from the semis on those curves Headlights in the mirror Steel and nerve Engine crying Hearts on fire Praying that the gears would hold the wire No interstates Just switchback signs and crows We grew up on Appalachian mountain roads [Bridge] Now they’ve carved the hills in pieces Smoothed it out in painted lanes But I close my eyes and feel it Every rattle Every chain (oh Lord) Young and small against that rumble Learning how the brave are made Fear and faith in equal measure On those climbs we never named [Chorus] We were running from the semis on those curves Headlights in the mirror Steel and nerve Engine crying Hearts on fire Praying that the gears would hold the wire No interstates Just switchback signs and crows We grew up on Appalachian mountain roads [Outro] Yeah We grew up on Appalachian mountain roads