Backroad Hallelujah

Verse 1
I’ve been running on fumes and forgiveness
With the devil in my rearview glass
Had a Bible on the dash getting sunburned
And a whole lot of miles in my past

Mama said, “Son, don’t forget Him”
Daddy said, “Keep your hands on the wheel”
But I had to learn the hard way
That mercy ain’t just something you feel

Pre-Chorus
It’s a thunder in your chest
When the old life cuts loose

Chorus
I got a backroad hallelujah
Rolling through my soul tonight
Ain’t a choir, ain’t a church pew
Just grace in the headlights
I was lost, but I’m still moving
I was down, but I ain’t done
Got a backroad hallelujah
And I’m driving toward the Son

Verse 2
There’s a scar on my heart like a highway
There’s a prayer in the engine’s roar
I don’t talk like a stained-glass saint
But I don’t live like I did before

Got a cross hanging from the mirror
And a past I don’t defend
Every mile marker keeps reminding me
That grace can start again

Pre-Chorus
It’s a fire in the dark
It’s the truth breaking through

Chorus
I got a backroad hallelujah
Rolling through my soul tonight
Ain’t a choir, ain’t a church pew
Just grace in the headlights
I was lost, but I’m still moving
I was down, but I ain’t done
Got a backroad hallelujah
And I’m driving toward the Son

Bridge
No perfect prayer, no polished shoes
Just a worn-out man with something to prove
Hands on the wheel, heart on the line
Heaven found me one mile at a time

Guitar Solo
[Extended southern rock guitar solo with slide guitar, gritty bends, Hammond organ underneath, driving drums]

Final Chorus
I got a backroad hallelujah
Rolling through my soul tonight
Ain’t a choir, ain’t a church pew
Just grace in the headlights
I was lost, but I’m still moving
I was down, but I ain’t done
Got a backroad hallelujah
And I’m driving toward the Son

Outro
Yeah I’m driving toward the Son
On a backroad hallelujah
Grace in the headlights
And a new day coming on