County Line

Verse 1

You bought a house at twenty-four Three bedrooms and a yard I bought another suitcase And put twelve thousand on my car

You married Katie Johnson I learned it from my mom She said, “You remember Danny?” Like I ever could’ve forgot

We used to sit behind the bleachers Making lists of where we’d go You crossed half of yours out early I just kept adding more

Chorus

We drew a line through that little town You stopped, I kept going You planted roots in Indiana ground I kept chasing something I couldn’t name Neither one of us was wrong We just wanted different lives Funny how forever lasted Till the county line

Verse 2

I saw you at the grocery store Last Christmas around noon Little girl sitting in your cart Looking exactly like you

You asked me how the music was I asked about your wife We both said, “Yeah, it’s going good” And somehow both were right

For half a second in the parking lot I saw us at seventeen Two kids dying to get out With no idea what leaving means

Chorus

We drew a line through that little town You stopped, I kept going You planted roots in Indiana ground I kept chasing something I couldn’t name Neither one of us was wrong We just wanted different lives Funny how forever lasted Till the county line

Bridge

Sometimes staying takes the courage Sometimes leaving does Sometimes love can be completely real And still not be enough

Final Chorus

There’s still a road through that little town And every now and then I take it Past the field where we swore we’d leave And the house where you finally made it I’m glad somebody knows your coffee I’m glad somebody calls you mine And I’m glad we didn’t make each other Cross the wrong side of that county line.