Henry Tureau, a 12 year old boy, thought that he was better than everything. His whole school had heard it. He constantly disagrees with everything, never seeming satisfied with anything. He considered romance out of the question, and dedicated his childhood to silence and good grades. But, when a girl from Florida moves to his town, he finds his world shaken. He falls in love, silently, something he promised himself never to do. But, as his world slowly crumbles, he finds that she is his glue.
The girl he loves is taken. So the young cowboy goes to Nashville to follow his dreams. He comes to visit and realizes she's being abused and that she loves him too. He stops it and they start dating. But love is tested. Trust is broken. And the asphalt cowboy has a lot of learning and growing up to do before he can be with the woman he loves.