[Intro]
[Verse 1]
She left in a storm, and I never saw calm again,
Traded my tears for Tennessee whiskey, pain for neon lights.
Now I’m sleepin’ in my truck, where the highway hums my name,
Drownin’ in the echoes of a love I couldn’t tame.
[Pre-Chorus]
Steel guitar cries like the ghost of her voice,
Ashes of love, and pockets full of lies—
I’m a fool with a scratch-off and a prayer,
Beggin’ fate to turn the wheel somewhere.
[Chorus]
Now I’m rich with nothin’ but time,
Bought a house, but not peace of mind.
You can’t cash in on a second chance,
And this ring still burns on my hand.
Ashes and gold, that’s all I hold—
You were my treasure, but I let you go.
[Verse 2]
Found gold in the gutter, but lost my soul on the road,
A million-dollar ticket bought with the last dime I owed.
The crowd cheers like thunder, but it’s silence I hear,
‘Cause your shadow’s the only thing that follows me here.
[Pre-Chorus]
Electric riffs scream what I can’t say,
Stompin’ drums pound my regrets away.
Neon dreams flicker, but they don’t shine bright,
Like the fire in your eyes I extinguished that night.
[Chorus]
Now I’m rich with nothin’ but time,
Bought a house, but not peace of mind.
You can’t cash in on a second chance,
And this ring still burns on my hand.
Ashes and gold, that’s all I hold—
You were my treasure, but I let you go.
[Bridge]
They say money heals, but it’s a shallow cure,
When the heart’s a canyon, and the wounds endure.
I’d trade every dollar for one more sunrise,
With the spark in your smile, not the gold in my eyes.
[Chorus]
Now I’m rich with nothin’ but time,
Bought a house, but not peace of mind.
You can’t cash in on a second chance,
And this ring still burns on my hand.
Ashes and gold, that’s all I hold—
You were my treasure, but I let you go.
[Outro]