gdracodrum - Rewind to Yesterday

country, ballroom, g-house, bluegrass, banjo, jazz, funk

(Verse 1)
I sat in the corner, lightin’ up a smoke,
That same damn corner where your goodbye broke.
Typewriter clackin’, pages scattered like rain,
Tryna bleed out this mess, tryna outrun the pain.
The coffee’s burnt, but I drink it anyway,
Like the words you spit the night you walked away.
"You used to dream big, now you just drink alone,"
You said it soft, like truth in a dial tone.

(Spoken)
“Remember that diner out by Highway 10?”
You asked me once, like it wasn’t where our story began.

(Verse 2)
You wore a faded Levi jacket with a Johnny Cash patch,
I had cassette tapes and a lighter that wouldn’t catch.
We shared secrets like smokes in the back of my car,
FM static and your lips made me forget who we are.
No cell phones, just maps and a half-dead Walkman,
We’d rewind Springsteen ‘til the tape wore thin.
Fast food wrappers, Polaroids in the dash,
The world was goin’ nowhere, but we weren’t in no rush.

(Chorus)
So let’s rewind to yesterday,
Where the fuckin’ world felt far away.
Where a payphone quarter could reach your heart,
And mixtapes were how our healing would start.
Rewind to yesterday, turn back the time,
To cheap motel neon and homemade wine.
Rewind to yesterday, I still see
The fire, the chaos, you and me.

(Verse 3)
Your dad hated me, said I’d never be shit,
But you kissed me hard with that rebellious grit.
We'd sneak out at midnight in your beat-up Ford,
You laughed when I called it our cardboard reward.
And every fight we had was a vinyl crack,
But goddamn, I’d give anything to take it all back.
We never needed money, just a full tank and faith,
A busted Game Boy, a flannel, and a twist of fate.

(Spoken)
“If we ever grow up,” you once said, drunk in my arms,
“Let’s stay a little broken, just to keep our charm.”

(Bridge)
Time’s a motherfucker, dressed in wires and screens,
Tried to digitize love, erase what it means.
You got married last June, I saw the pics online,
Smilin’ in white while I was hungover on wine.
I ain’t mad—hell, I hope he treats you right,
But I still talk to your ghost in the middle of the night.
'Cause love like ours don’t fade or behave,
It’s carved in mix CDs and old video tapes.

(Chorus)
So let’s rewind to yesterday,
When your voice could still light my way.
When the VCR glowed in that motel room,
And your “I love you” echoed like a gentle monsoon.
Rewind to yesterday, fuck the pace,
Give me back those nights, that wild embrace.
Rewind to yesterday, I still breathe
The way you laughed when you danced with me.

(Verse 4)
I still got your notes in my denim coat,
Folded like prayers, each line you wrote.
"You and me, forever or not,"
Guess we both knew forever ain't what we thought.
I found that mixtape labeled “Us or Bust,”
Had to dig it outta a drawer full of dust.
It skips on track five, but I don’t mind—
It’s got your voice laughin’ over Patsy Cline.

(Spoken)
“You always were an old soul,” you said one July night,
“Maybe that’s why we made sense… until we didn’t.”

(Final Chorus)
So let’s rewind to yesterday,
Before the magic slipped away.
When love came wrapped in paper maps,
And payphones buzzed with midnight chats.
Rewind to yesterday, where I still stay,
Sippin’ Jack, writin’ songs, missin’ your stray.
Rewind to yesterday, 'cause I still bleed
Every sweet, fucked-up memory you left in me.

(Outro)
Now here I sit, heart stitched in ink,
Tryna find peace at the bottom of a drink.
The world moved on, but I’m stuck in place,
A ghost with a typewriter, missin' your face.
So if this letter ever makes its way—
Know I’m still out here…
Just tryin’ to rewind yesterday.