From the recording Holding the Line
County Line
A threshold moment. Familiar ground gives way to something unknown, carrying both tension and resolve as the line is crossed.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Dust on the dash, sky burnin’ red,
Radio hums what I should’ve said.
Map on the seat, folded in tears,
Tryin’ to drive out a couple of years.
Pre-Chorus
Mile sign flashin’, name I don’t know,
Every goodbye’s a place I outgrow.
Chorus
Crossin’ that county line,
Leavin’ what’s left behind.
Heart like a suitcase, barely closed,
Still full of things I never chose.
Crossin’ that county line.
Verse 2
Field of lights fades in the glass,
Can’t tell the future from the past.
Empty road hums a broken tune,
Halfway between hope and ruin.
Pre-Chorus
Wind cuts cold through the radio’s hum,
Guessin’ who I’m about to become.
Chorus
Crossin’ that county line,
Leavin’ what’s left behind.
Heart like a suitcase, barely closed,
Still full of things I never chose.
Crossin’ that county line.
Bridge
Maybe there’s mercy in the unknown,
Maybe you find home once you’re alone.
Headlights fade but I still see,
A little bit of who I used to be.
Final Chorus (x2)
Crossin’ that county line,
Leavin’ what’s left behind.
Heart like a suitcase, barely closed,
Still full of things I never chose.
Crossin’ that county line.

