The Lesson in the Dust

Intro: Heavy electric guitar riff with a distorted slide, followed by a steady drum beat)

Verse 1

Well, the sun comes up, and the world starts swinging hard

Yeah, the sun comes up, and the world starts swinging hard

It’s gonna pound you, baby, right out in your own backyard.

Verse 2

Life’s got a left hook, and it’s aiming for your chin

I said life’s got a left hook, and it’s aiming for your chin

It wants to see you hit the dirt before the day can even begin.

Verse 3

Now don't you look at your neighbor, don't you look at the man behind

No, don't look at your neighbor, or the man walking close behind

The ghost that’s trying to break you is the one inside your mind.

Verse 4 (The Turnaround)

It ain't the world that’s heavy, it’s the lesson you gotta learn

It ain't the world that’s heavy, it’s the lesson you gotta learn

Your own soul is the fire, and it’s waiting for your turn to burn.

Bridge

Dust off your coat, baby, wipe the gravel from your knee

Resisting don't do nothing, it’s the truth that sets you free

Life ain't the villain—it’s just trying to make you see.

Outro

So get up... (Guitar sting)

I said get up... (Guitar sting)

Don't you stop, don't you ever give in

Until you wake up, baby, and let that new life begin.

(Final Guitar Solo & Fade Out)