Mud On My Boots

[Verse 1]
Got a ledger full of ghosts
Names I crossed but never closed
Old deals hanging from my coat
Like rusted chains around my throat
[Chorus]
You can't move forward draggin' that past
You can't drive fast with a shattered glass
You wanna build somethin'
Gotta cut that loose
I'm walkin' out the fire
With just mud on my boots
[Verse 2]
Daddy's debts and mama's prayers
Stacked like crates on busted stairs
I burned some bridges
Let 'em fall
Can’t haul ashes through a brick wall
[Chorus]
You can't move forward draggin' that past
You can't drive fast with a shattered glass
You wanna build somethin'
Gotta cut that loose
I'm walkin' out the fire
With just mud on my boots
[Bridge]
I cashed out blame
Let the river take it (oh yeah)
Signed my own name
On the life I'm makin'
Can’t pour new faith
In an old cracked jar
So I leave that weight
Right where my footsteps are
[Chorus]
You can't move forward draggin' that past
You can't drive fast with a shattered glass
You wanna build somethin'
Gotta cut that loose
I'm walkin' out the fire
With just mud on my boots (hey!)
Just mud on my boots

rock, Gritty swamp-blues rock with a humid bayou pulse; male vocals rough and dry, overdriven guitars snarling in open tunings, slinky funk-inflected bass and behind-the-beat drums. Verses stay low and conversational, kick heavy and minimal; chorus widens with gang shouts, swampy slide lines, and a call-and-response hook. Bridge strips to stomp and handclaps, then the full band crashes back with a final, cathartic refrain., blues-rock, raw, funk