Banjo on the Barn Door

Verse 1

Morning breaks on the old dirt road

Rooster sings what the sun already knows

Hay in the air, coffee on the stove

Another hard day in work-worn clothes

Verse 2

Saddle creaks as I mount my mare

Dust on my boots, freedom in the air

She knows my hands, she knows my pace

Carries my weight and my worries away

Chorus

There’s a banjo playing on the barn door

Heartbeat tapping on the wooden floor

Life ain’t rich but it’s honest and true

Just horses, land, and a sky so blue

When the day is done and the light runs low

I follow that sound where the good folks go

Verse 3

Sunset finds the fields all still

Crickets hum by the old grain mill

I wash the sweat and change my shirt

Head to town with a little red dirt

Verse 4

That old bar smells like oak and time

Laughter, beer, and a crooked rhyme

Boots on the floor, glasses clink

We don’t need much more than a drink

Chorus

There’s a banjo playing on the barn door

Even in town I hear it roar

From the fields to the barroom light

It keeps me steady through the night

Yeah, the day may break me slow

But that banjo tells me where to go

Banjo Solo

(Bright, rolling five-string banjo, upbeat and warm)

Bridge

Horses rest by the fence out back

Moonlight rides their shining backs

They don’t ask where I’ve been or why

They just breathe under the open sky

Chorus (final)

There’s a banjo playing on the barn door

Same old tune I’ve heard before

From the farm to the whiskey glow

From the saddle to the barstool low

As long as that melody stays true

I know exactly what I’m supposed to do

Outro

When the night grows thin and the stars shine through

I ride back home with the morning dew

Barn door humming, soft and low

Banjo sings me all the way home