Dock”
(Intro – spoken, low)
Yeah…
Tin boat dreams, river mud on my boots
Old steel heart still pullin’ truth
Let it ride…
(Hook)
Jon boat rattlin’, moon low in the sky
Old box Chevy Silverado, chains hummin’ when I drive
Delta water black, got secrets down below
Dock it up at 8 Mile Road, let the night move slow
Jon boat livin’, yeah I earned every scar
Rust on the trailer, but it still go far
From the mud to the smoke, yeah I already know
8 Mile dock, that’s a river boy code
(Verse 1)
Gravel in my teeth, got a dip in my jaw
Hands smell like gas and a little outlaw
Bench seat cracked, radio don’t play
But the motor hums truth in a backroad way
Box Chevy square body, ‘92 maybe ‘94
Tailgate bent but it still want more
Hitch ball squeak when the load pull tight
That Jon boat draggin’ me into the night
Headlights cut through cane and fog
Gators watch silent like the devil on pause
No city lights, just stars and debt
River taught lessons I ain’t paid off yet
(Hook)
Jon boat rattlin’, moon low in the sky
Old box Chevy Silverado, chains hummin’ when I drive
Delta water black, got secrets down below
Dock it up at 8 Mile Road, let the night move slow
Jon boat livin’, yeah I earned every scar
Rust on the trailer, but it still go far
From the mud to the smoke, yeah I already know
8 Mile dock, that’s a river boy code
(Verse 2)
Launch it quiet, don’t wake the dead
Water slap steel like words unsaid
Rod in my hand, demons in the drink
Every cast feel heavy make a man think
Fish don’t lie, they just fight or run
Same way I been livin’ since I was young
Delta taught patience, mud taught pain
Only thing clean out here’s the rain
Chevy idle low like it know my name
Been through breakups, storms, and flame
If that truck could talk it’d say “stay mean”
Stay movin’ forward, stay half unseen
(Bridge – half-spoken)
Ain’t nothin’ pretty ‘bout survival
But it shine under moonlight
Steel boat… old truck…
That’s freedom if you livin’ right
(Hook – stripped, darker)
Jon boat rattlin’, heartbeat slow
Silverado waitin’ where the cold wind blow
Delta don’t care what you been through
8 Mile Road still seein’ you
Jon boat livin’, yeah it carry my soul
Dock lights flicker, let the dark take hold
If I disappear, yeah you’ll already know
Follow the mud… down to 8 Mile Road
(Outro)
Kill the motor…
Let the water talk.
Yeah.
MrTealReelz
