August Dirt (Zachary’s)
HOOK / Verse 1
August dirt on my old blue jeans
Sun goin’ down, we were barely thirteen
Grandad prayin’, we were sneakin’ out
Thought we knew what livin’ was about
Zachary’s farm, wide-open land
Hands on a wheel, mud on our hands
Four-wheelers loud, hearts runnin’ wild
Didn’t know we were livin’ the best days of our lives
CHORUS
We were young, we were dumb
Didn’t think we’d lose no one
August dirt, burned-up skies
Thought forever felt like that time
Yeah we laughed, yeah we ran
Didn’t know how fast it’d end
Some things leave, some things stay
August dirt don’t wash away
Verse 2
Aaron down the road, older kid
Taught us dip, hunt, fish, and sin
Church clothes wrinkled, heads hung low
Swearin’ God could wait ‘til we got old
Worked them fields ‘til the engines quit
Dust in our teeth, hell of a fix
Every scar felt earned back then
Didn’t know life keeps receipts, my friend
CHORUS
We were young, we were dumb
Didn’t think we’d lose no one
August dirt, burned-up skies
Thought forever felt like that time
Yeah we laughed, yeah we ran
Didn’t know how fast it’d end
Some things leave, some things stay
August dirt don’t wash away
BRIDGE (viral gut punch)
Drake’s gone
Mike too
Funny how the caskets
Bring back you
Verse 3
Zachary showed up dressed in black
Same eyes, just cracked
Didn’t say much, didn’t need to
Grief said everything we couldn’t do
FINAL CHORUS
We were young, we were dumb
Still miss the ones who didn’t run
August dirt, on my soul
Some things never let you go
Yeah we changed, yeah we grew
Still carry that kid we knew
Life moves fast, but some days hurt
Like memories stuck in August dirt
OUTRO
If I close my eyes, I’m still there
Mud on my boots, not a care
Just two boys, nowhere to be
Before life took somethin’ from me
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