[Verse 1]
I swore up and down this'd be the end
No more detours to my old house again
Wheel turns left like it's got no choice
Heart's poundin' to that familiar noise

[Pre-Chorus]
Radio's silent, wind in my ear
Gravel calls like an old habit's pull
Chasin' ghosts from my used to be life

[Inner Voice - Whispered]
(Damn if that voice don't whisper low
"One more look, then let it go")

[Chorus]
Same old dog still sleeps in the shade of that tree
New car in the drive, but it ain't for me
My old house don't look the same no more
I'm just drivin' by, chasin' what was before
My kids on a swing set where my tire used to hang
New man's laughin' with my ex, callin' shots in my name
My old house don't look the same
But damn if I don't drive by again

[Bridge - Slow, Stripped]
They built new on the bones we laid down
Ain't mad, just missin' what slipped away
This drive-by's holdin' me tight
But tonight I'm lettin' go of the fight

[Final Chorus]
Same old dog still waits like he knows my name
New car's in the drive, but I ain't playin' that game
My old house don't look the same
And maybe now, I'm gone for good
My kids laughin' wild and free
New man's got my porch, but he's not me
My old house don't look the same
And maybe now, I'm gone for good

[Outro - Fade, soft trailing]
(Same old dog... same tree...
Maybe now... I'm gone for good...)