Montgomery
Muscadine Bloodline Lyrics
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65 South straight down from Nashville wouldn't feel so long
Wouldn′t ever get the urge to put your name in a country song
Soon as I see city lights, I know I'm getting close
No detour, no backroad, no other way to go
So I turn up the radio
Pedal down, left lane
Anything to get me
Through these ten miles of memories
Pulling me back to you
(Like they always do)
Countin' down the exits
And the reasons you don′t want me
Get me through Montgomery
Maybe if I didn′t know you moved on, it wouldn't be so rough
Wouldn′t have this vision of you sitting right here in my truck
Can't fix our history, can′t change what it was
If I could then I would make you fall back in love
So I turn up the radio
Pedal down, left lane
And I light up a cigarette
Anything to get me
Through these ten miles of memories
Pulling me back to you
(Like they always do)
Countin' down the exits
And the reasons you don′t want me
So get me through Montgomery
So I turn up the radio
Pedal down, left lane
And I light up a cigarette
Anything to get me
Through these ten miles of memories
Pulling me back to you
So I turn up the radio
Pedal down, left lane
And I light up a cigarette
Anything to get me
Through these ten miles of memories
Pulling me back to you
(Like they always do)
Countin' down the exits
And the reasons you don't want me
Yeah I′m countin′ down the seconds
Till the road to you's behind me
Get me through Montgomery
Oh get me through Montgomery
Oh get me through Montgomery
Oh yeah
Maybe if Montgomery wasn′t on my way back home
"Montgomery" is a song by Muscadine Bloodline that tells the story of a man who is driving back home to Montgomery, Alabama after a failed relationship. He reflects on how difficult it is for him to make the journey, as the city of Montgomery holds too many memories of his former lover, and the road leading there is long and lonely. He believes that if he didn't have to pass through Montgomery, his trip wouldn't feel so long and he wouldn't be tempted to write a song about his ex. As he drives closer to the city, he turns up the radio, puts his pedal to the floor, and lights up a cigarette, anything to distract him from the memories of his past love. He counts down the exits until he passes Montgomery and can leave behind the memories that haunt him.
The lyrics poignantly capture the pain of a broken heart and the difficulty of moving on. The singer of the song is struggling with the idea of letting go of his past love, yet he acknowledges that it's time to move on. The city of Montgomery acts as a symbol of the memories that he would rather forget, and the drive to his hometown is a physical representation of his internal turmoil. The song also speaks to the power of music as a therapeutic tool used to heal emotional wounds—an idea that is portrayed through the singer's desire to write a country song about his ex.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe if Montgomery wasn?t on my way back home
If Montgomery wasn't in the way of my journey home
65 South straight down from Nashville wouldn't feel so long
The long journey from Nashville to Montgomery via 65 South wouldn't feel as difficult and tiring
Wouldn't ever get the urge to put your name in a country song
If I didn't have to travel through Montgomery, I wouldn't feel the need to write a country song about you
Soon as I see city lights, I know I'm getting close
When I see the city lights of Montgomery, I know that I'm almost there
No detour, no backroad, no other way to go
There's no alternative route to take, I have to go through Montgomery to get where I'm going
So I turn up the radio
To distract myself, I turn up the volume on the radio
Pedal down, left lane
I'm driving fast in the left lane
And I light up a cigarette
To calm my nerves, I light up a cigarette
Anything to get me through these ten miles of memories
I'll do anything to forget the memories associated with these ten miles
Pulling me back to you (Like they always do)
The memories associated with Montgomery always bring me back to you
Countin' down the exits
I'm keeping track of how many exits until I'm out of Montgomery
And the reasons you don?t want me
I'm also reminding myself of all the reasons why you don't want me
Maybe if I didn't know you moved on, it wouldn't be so rough
If I didn't know that you've moved on, this journey through Montgomery wouldn't be as painful for me
Wouldn't have this vision of you sitting right here in my truck
If I didn't know you had moved on, I wouldn't be haunted by the vision of you sitting next to me in my truck
Can't fix our history, can?t change what it was
I know that I can't change our past and what has already happened between us
If I could then I would make you fall back in love
If I had the power, I would make you fall in love with me again
Yeah I?m countin? down the seconds
I'm counting the seconds until I'm out of Montgomery
Till the road to you's behind me
I'm waiting until I'm on the road away from you
Get me through Montgomery
Help me get through Montgomery and all the associated memories and emotions
Oh get me through Montgomery
Please get me through Montgomery
Oh yeah
An exclamation or emphasis on the plea to get through Montgomery
Writer(s): Charlie Muncaster, Gary Stanton, Sarah Jane Buxton, Ian Fitchuk
Contributed by Arianna B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@RingZeroLabs
Don't ever break up and don't ever lose that raw sound...gonna go far. Great job again.
@jesibrown3485
I'm taking full credit when this hits 48K views. I've listened to it on repeat for days now. Keep em coming Guys!!!
@joeglover8962
DANG ......man.....its the shot in the arm that country music so badly needed.......i love it...... these guys are great.....
@MuscadineBloodline
Thank you!!!
@juliepatchouli8882
Doesn’t get any better than this RIGHT HERE!! 👏🏻🙌🏻
@petethegiant4004
Anyone who down thumbs these guys doesn’t appreciate good music
@sunnydays5431
amen
@scottskinner577
They live in Montgomery
@jordanloper7619
These harmonies are crazy good
@elenagarza9201
I LOVE this song!