Rust and Gravel

Boots on the gravel kickin' up dust

Sun burns red like it's about to combust

Tires screech a song in the heat of the day

Every mile's a memory that won't stay away

Rust and gravel hold my name

Every road looks the same

Chasing shadows chasing flame

Rust and gravel hold my name

Whiskey bottle rolls on the floor

Old map crumpled by the passenger door

Lines on my face like cracks in the land

Can't build a future with empty hands

Why does the past

Always outlast

Rust and gravel hold my name

Every road looks the same

Chasing shadows chasing flame

Rust and gravel hold my name

Bones ache like the timber in a storm

Heart's a wheel never stays warm

I shout to the sky it don’t reply

Just the sound of rust when dreams die