Sara Kays - Backseat Rider

Sara Kays, a Nashville- vocalist/lyricist, talented guitarist and ukulele player debuted 49 on the Emerging Artists chart, marking her first breakthrough single “Remember That Night?” The single earned in 3.9 million U.S. streams and was used over 50,000 TikTok videos to date.

On her latest single "Backseat Rider," she said, "I wrote this song about watching your best friend become someone else's, and the feeling of being the friend who always sits in the backseat."

Lyrics by Genius.com

[Verse 1] You lived down the block We met for the first time At the bus stop We sat side-by-side Third seat from the back We talked the whole ride [Pre-Chorus] Six years later, you bought your first car And you told me to wait outside Then you pulled up and somebody else was sitting in the passenger side [Chorus] So I sat in the backseat, it didn't bother me But after five weeks of sitting in silence behind her While you talked of moviеs I've never seen I rеalized that's how we used to be But now my best friend is the driver And I'm the backseat rider [Verse 2] Maybe it's my fault Spent summer break away And forgot to call But maybe you forgot Around this time last summer We sat in the parking lot

[Pre-Chorus] And you told me when you got your first car That you and I would go for a drive But now we're here and somebody else is sitting in the passenger side [Chorus] So I sat in the backseat, it didn't bother me But after five weeks of sitting in silence behind her While you talked of movies I've never seen I realized that's how we used to be But now my best friend is the driver And I'm the backseat rider [Bridge] I'll give you back the clothes that you used to borrow You dropped me off at home, said you'll see me tomorrow [Chorus] And I'll sit in the backseat, it didn't bother me But after five weeks of sitting in silence behind her While you talked of movies I've never seen I realized that's how we used to be But now my best friend is the driver And I'm the backseat rider [Outro] I'll give you back the clothes that you used to borrow You dropped me off at home, said you'll see me tomorrow