Sunset Roads and Broken Dreams

Lyrics

INTRO] Summer heat on the highway, headlights in the rearview, A city of neon lights, and a promise we drew. [VERSE 1] Met you curled on a curb in July, Paper cup, shaking hands, glassy eyes. Trading stories for a cigarette light, Two broken kids in the same dark night. We were counting change, counting scars, Sleeping in a car at the edge of the park. Said, “If this is it, I don’t wanna stay,” You took my hand, we picked a different day. [PRE‑CHORUS] We packed our past in a cardboard box, Dreams stitched in the seams of our socks, Said it’s a new chapter, a brand‑new start, But the ghost of the night still lingers in the dark. [CHORUS] Brandon and Danielle, we ran to California, Rings on our fingers, prayers in a carry‑on bag. Signed our names, said we’d never go back, We were learning how to breathe, how to stand, how to laugh. We got clean on burned tongues and black coffee Sharing little chips like gold on a chain Friday nights, folding chairs, foam cups You'd squeeze my knee when you heard my name [VERSE 2] The palm trees whispered secrets while we walked, The ocean sang a lullaby that made the night feel whole. We carved our initials on a driftwood frame, Promised forever, though the sea was still the same. We danced on sand where the moonlight lay, Every step a promise, every breath a new day. The tide took our footprints and let them fade, But we kept our hearts in the memory parade. [PRE‑CHORUS] The sand slipped through our fingers, like the times we left behind, We held on to the promise that we’d always find. Dreams grew deeper in the tide’s slow rhythm, Our future bright, with a promise still within. [CHORUS] Brandon and Danielle, we ran to California, Rings on our fingers, prayers in a carry‑on bag. Signed our names, said we’d never go back, We were learning how to breathe, how to stand, how to laugh Outro] You made it three years, baby, you fought Every sunrise, every last shot If there’s a place where the hurt lets go Save me a seat in the afterglow