Big In A Small Town

Come Back To Bed

[Verse 1 – male]

I said I’m done fallin’ for your midnight calls,
Swore I’d let it ring out, leave it on the wall.
But you hit my phone with that “you up?” grin,
And hell, I’m already halfway drivin’ again.
I tell myself this time’s the last—
But girl, you got a way of pullin’ me back.

[Verse 1 – female]

I told my friends I’m stronger than your sweet talk ways,
I’m better than your tailgate “baby please stay.”
But here I am hearin’ your headlights hum,
Standin’ at the door hopin’ you still come.
You say you’re done, but I know that cue—
Boy, I ain’t the only one addicted to you.

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[Pre-Chorus – Together]

We swear we’re finished, but who are we kiddin’?
One little spark and we’re right where we’ve been…

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[Chorus – Both (female leads line 1, male line 2)]

’Cause I go right back to you—
And I go right back to you—
Like a match to a flame, like we ain’t got a clue.
Try to walk away but what’s the use?
Yeah, I go right back to you—
And I go right back to you.
Tell our friends we’re movin’ on,
But that don’t stick, it never do…
’Cause we go right back to you.

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[Verse 2 – male]

Girl, you say you’ve changed but I know that look,
That “come on in” smile always gets me hooked.
I try to be strong, try to shut that door,
But your hands on my chest make me forget what for.

[Verse 2 – female]

You swear you’re tough but you ain’t that cold,
One kiss and your whole damn story gets told.
Everybody sees what we try to hide—
We’re a wildfire we keep tryin’ to fight.

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[Pre-Chorus – Together]

Talk a big game, but our hearts won’t listen,
One little touch and the whole thing glistens…

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[Chorus – Both]

Yeah, I go right back to you—
And I go right back to you—
Like trouble don’t care what trouble will do.
Try to fight it, but that ain’t the truth…
I’m built to fall right back to you—
And I’m built to fall right back to you.
Tell our friends we’re movin’ on,
But that don’t stick, it never do…
’Cause we go right back to you.

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[Bridge – female + male trading lines]

Female: Maybe it’s wrong but it feels so right…
Male: I end up at your door almost every damn night…
Female: If love’s a road, where else would it lead?
Male: Every damn turn keeps pullin’ me…

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[Final Chorus – Both, full power]

Yeah, I go right back to you—
And I go right back to you—
Know it ain’t good but it ain’t somethin’ new.
Try to leave, but hell, we don’t do that, do we?
I go right back to you—
And I go right back to you.
Heart says stop, but it never comes true…
’Cause darlin’, truth is me and you—
We go right back to you.

Tag (Together):
Yeah… right back to you.

Right Back To You

IT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS
Lyrics By: Thomas W. Peterson AKA RedHeart 
©COPYRIGHT 12–11-2025 All Rights Reserved © 

[Intro: Bright acoustic guitar strumming, warm pedal steel swells, steady kick drum]

[Verse 1]
Sun dips behind the pines, paintin’ gold across the field
Dust kicks up from the driveway where the old truck’s barely healed
Mama’s roses lean toward light they know won’t last the night
But they bloom just the same—ain’t that a kind of right?

[Chorus]
IT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS!
Like the river finds the sea
Like the wind don’t ask permission
To bend the cottonwood tree
IT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS!
No rewinding, no disguise
Some things you hold with open hands
And let ‘em drift across your sky

[Verse 2]
Neighbor waves from his fence post, says his dog ran off again
Didn’t chase or call too loud—just said “He’ll come when he can”
Said the stars don’t hurry home, and neither should we try
To force the dawn before it’s time to clear the night

[Chorus]
IT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS!
Like the river finds the sea
Like the wind don’t ask permission
To bend the cottonwood tree
IT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS!
No rewinding, no disguise
Some things you hold with open hands
And let ‘em drift across your sky

[Inst: Pedal steel solo over acoustic groove, subtle snare brush]

[Bridge]
You can’t stitch the clouds back whole once the thunder tears ‘em wide
Can’t unring a Sunday bell or bring back yesterday’s tide
But there’s comfort in the knowing—some truths don’t need repair
They just sit beside you on the steps and watch the evening air

[Chorus]
IT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS!
Like the river finds the sea
Like the wind don’t ask permission
To bend the cottonwood tree
IT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS!
No rewinding, no disguise
Some things you hold with open hands
And let ‘em drift across your sky

[Outro: Acoustic guitar fades, pedal steel lingers like sunset glow, soft kick drum heartbeat]







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