"It said look out back." That is the line I was looking for but was not able to come up with for this prompt. A really nice concept.

I'm with Joshua - really liking the use of the line, "it says look out back". Solid guitar on this one, and your vocals carry the story well. Nicely done, Kent!

some seriously big lyrical hitters in this tune Kent.

so many powerful moments in this Johnny Cash esque tune. So great.

Whoa - this song had me from the opening chords. The momentum in your guitar work reminds me of driving late at night to somewhere important, and to me, this is the type of song that would be playing on the radio in the background.

Super dig this verse melody and patient chord change structure, and what a turn of phrase in that chorus. Very generous lyrically and it pays off with dividends.

A run down devil in the shine of a father’s eyes
Bright as high beam headlights on a highway night
And in the end, the effect is the same
You’d better move when something true is coming your way

Big dreams, a small plan and half a notion to
Hit the big time, put the small town in the rearview
A small pond, big fish looks for a bigger one
Big eyes, small appetite for a loaded gun

You can’t run on both sides of the track
Saying look out, world
It said look out back

The problem with the city is that it don’t care about your dreams
There’s always the next sucker who’ll chase them for free
So you try to go where good people just won’t go
Big eyes, small appetite for the bullet holes

You can’t run on both sides of the track
Saying look out, world
It said look out back

A run down devil, with the devil part being counterfeit
When you’re not as bad as you think, and bad at being it
Just a kid on just a street, in the headlight shine
Just a truckload of truth coming down the yellow line

Just a kid from just another small town
Said look out world
And got run down

You can’t run on both sides of the track
Saying look out, world
It said look out back

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