Sad Classic Country Ballad —'One Way Fare' | Country Cate
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Take a ride through the neon-lit heartbreak of Country Cate’s devastating new single, “One-Way Fare.” This gritty, 1980s-style Nashville ballad tells the story of a love that ran out of steam and the heavy price of walking away. From the lonely buzz of station lights to the finality of a whistle cutting through the rain, it is a visceral anthem for anyone who has ever had to buy their own freedom to escape a broken home.
For fans of retro country storytelling, this song channels the polished sorrow and defiance of icons like Tammy Wynette, early Reba McEntire, and Loretta Lynn. With its authentic throwback sound, “One-Way Fare” captures the essence of the country music renaissance, where pedal steel guitars weep and every goodbye is signed in permanent ink.
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Lyrics:
The station lights were buzzin’ overhead,
A lonely sound that filled the space you fled.
You stood there stiff, your Sunday collar pressed
Too proud, to give our last “goodbye” your best.
Now love is just a debt I can’t repair,
A heavy cross you left for me to bear.
You slipped away like I was never there,
You bought your freedom with a one-way fare.
I drove the truck back to our quiet place,
Your picture frames still filled an empty space.
The silence curled around that kitchen chair,
I waited for a phone that stayed stone bare.
‘Cause love is just a debt I can’t repair,
A heavy cross you left for me to bear.
You walked away like nothin’ tied you there,
You bought your freedom with a one-way fare.
I let the china shatter on the floor,
Then took a slow, cold walk down to the store.
Laid my last crumpled dollar on the glass,
And told the man, “One ticket, second class.”
Now love was just a debt we couldn’t bear,
Two wounded hearts too tangled to repair.
I see it now; we both were chokin’ air…
So I bought my freedom with a one-way fare.
Yeah, we both needed somethin’ lighter to carry…
So I bought my freedom with a one-way fare.
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Lyrics by Josh Durey @joshuadurey
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