Ghosts in the Backseat

[Verse 1]

Used to pack five in the Honda

Now it’s one seat open, one seat gone

You were talking ’bout getting out the city

Next week I was posting your name in a song

Momma asked why I never bring friends

I just shrug, change the subject, sip slow

Got your old texts, green on the screen

Scroll back to the jokes that you’ll never know

[Chorus]

I still see your face in the backseat

Laughing at a joke that I can’t reach

Every time I win, it feels half-sweet

‘Cause I’m pouring out a cup for the lost ones (yeah)

I keep all your names in my cracked screen

Talk to my reflection when I can’t sleep

If I make it out, it’s for our team

‘Cause I’m carrying the weight of the lost ones (the lost ones)

[Verse 2]

We were outside, praying for a lifeline

You were outside, playing with the right crime

I was in the booth, trying to write mine

You were in the ride, trying to buy time

Now it’s birthdays, I don’t hit “post”

I just sit, let the candles burn down low

Family asking, “You good?” I lie

Say I’m fine, but my chest saying “no”

[Chorus]

I still see your face in the backseat

Laughing at a joke that I can’t reach

Every time I win, it feels half-sweet

‘Cause I’m pouring out a cup for the lost ones (oh)

I keep all your names in my cracked screen

Talk to my reflection when I can’t sleep

If I make it out, it’s for our team

‘Cause I’m carrying the weight of the lost ones (the lost ones)