Driving Toward Better
Lyrics By: Thomas W. Peterson AKA RedHeart 
©COPYRIGHT 12–4-2025 All Rights Reserved © 


[Intro: Clean Electric Guitar Arpeggio, Soft Synth Pad]

[Verse 1]
Keys left hanging by the back door
Coffee rings on yesterday’s mail
Packed my boots but not the photo
Of us laughing in that Nashville rain

[Verse 2]
Note just says ‘Gone to find my own sky’
No address, no promises made
Turned the heater off for good this time
Let the silence settle in its place

[Pre-Chorus]
Radio plays that old familiar tune
But I skip the part where she stays
Engine hums like it knows the way
To a town that won’t ask me to change

[Chorus]
LIFE COULD BE BETTER THAN WAITING FOR SIGNS!
BETTER THAN COUNTING WHAT’S LOST IN THE LINES!
WINDSHIELD FULL OF DAWN AND NO REARVIEW REGRETS—
JUST THIS ROAD AND A HEART THAT’S NOT SET YET!
LIFE COULD BE BETTER—AND I’M DRIVING TOWARD IT NOW!

[Inst: Layered Harmonies Over Subtle Electric Guitar Riff]

[Verse 3]
Gas station clerk said ‘You look lighter’
I just smiled and paid in cash
Said ‘Some maps are drawn with tire tracks’
And some futures don’t need a past

[Pre-Chorus]
Sun climbs high over county lines
Each mile peels another layer down
Not running—just rearranging
What I thought I had to keep around

[Chorus]
LIFE COULD BE BETTER THAN LIVING BY ROLES!
BETTER THAN PLAYING IT SAFE WITH HALF A SOUL!
DASHBOARD GLOW AND A NAMELESS NEXT STOP—
NO PERMISSION NEEDED TO RISE OR DROP!
LIFE COULD BE BETTER—AND I’M CLAIMING IT NOW!

[Bridge]
(softly, with layered harmonies)
Let the dust collect on that empty chair
Let the neighbors wonder where I went
Some kinds of leaving
Are really beginnings bent

[Chorus]
LIFE COULD BE BETTER THAN HOLDING ON TOO TIGHT!
BETTER THAN FADING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S LIGHT!
HORIZON CALLING, NO MAP IN HAND—
JUST FAITH THAT I’LL LAND WHERE I’M MEANT!
LIFE COULD BE BETTER—AND IT STARTS RIGHT NOW!

[Outro: Electric Guitar Fade with Warm Vocal Harmonies]
Yeah… starts now…
Just starts now…

Driving Toward Better 12-5-25

🚨 OUT NOW: “Burn The Small Town Down” 🚨
I finally lit the match on the life that tried to keep me small.
This one’s for anyone who ever felt trapped in a place that didn’t see their worth.

Neon glitches.
Country fire.
Rebel energy.
I burned the old version of me so the new one could rise.
Hit play and watch the small town disappear in the rearview.

🎧 Listen now: Burn The Small Town Down — Mayzon Jard
🔥 Turn it up. Feel the heat. Escape with me.

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