[Verse 1]
I been walking slow
Through the cotton rows
Boot soles split and dry
Under that old sky
Your name rides the wind
Like a rusted hymn
I let it pass me by
And I don't know why
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the fence posts bend
Like they seen my sins
And the road goes long
Where I did you wrong
[Chorus]
Dust on my boots
Dust on my boots
I brought it home
When I lost you
Dust on my boots
Dust on my boots
Can’t wash it off
No matter what I do
[Verse 2]
Mama's porch light burns
But nobody returns
Just the screen door groans
And the crickets moan
I talk to the boards
Like they keep my score
Say I should’ve stayed
When you begged me to
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the moon hangs low
On a black dirt road
And the tires hum
Like a judgment drum
[Chorus]
Dust on my boots
Dust on my boots
I brought it home
When I lost you
Dust on my boots
Dust on my boots
Can’t wash it off
No matter what I do
[Bridge]
I was young and mean
With my head full of steam
Thought I could outrun
What I’d done
[spoken]
But time don’t lie
It just sits real still
And watches you break
Until you will
[Chorus]
Dust on my boots
Dust on my boots
I brought it home
When I lost you
Dust on my boots
Dust on my boots
Can’t wash it off
No matter what I do