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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Packed my life in olive duffel
Every couple years or so
New town
New base
Same promise
“Baby
I’ll come home”
Watched our kids grow tall in photos
On a bunk in borrowed light
Tracing every missed graduation
In the quiet of the night
[Chorus]
Thirty years in these boots
Now I’m layin’ ’em down
Hangin’ my hat in your arms
In this little hometown
Every mile
Every march
Led me back to your door
I’ve been gone a long time
But I’m yours
Even more
Thirty years in these boots
Now they’re parked by your floor
[Verse 2]
You learned the art of soft goodbyes
On faded airport chairs
Held the house through storms and summers
Said our names in every prayer
I wore the weight of all those patches
You wore patience like a crown
Now the orders say “retired”
And my heart says “settle down”
[Chorus]
Thirty years in these boots
Now I’m layin’ ’em down
Hangin’ my hat in your arms
In this little hometown
Every mile
Every march
Led me back to your door
I’ve been gone a long time
But I’m yours
Even more
Thirty years in these boots
Now they’re parked by your floor
[Bridge]
Let’s learn the names of every neighbor
Plant roses in the yard
Burn the steaks on Sunday evenings
Sleep in when it rains hard
No more counting days on calendars
No more halfway ’round the world
Just coffee steam and creakin’ floorboards
And slow dances with my girl (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
Thirty years in these boots
Now I’m layin’ ’em down
Hangin’ my hat in your arms
In this little hometown
Every mile
Every march
Led me back to your door
I’ve been gone a long time
But I’m yours
Even more
Thirty years in these boots
I’m finally
Finally home on your floor
Details
GeneratedMar 11, 2026
Duration3:09
LanguageEnglish
Style
Warm country ballad with male vocals; fingerpicked acoustic and gentle steel guitar in the verses, band blooms in the chorus with steady kick, light organ pad, and stacked harmonies. Intimate storytelling, tempo mid-slow with a proud lift on the hook, ending on a soft guitar tag and tender vocal ad-lib., romantic
Credits
Prompt by
DARMYMANN
DARMYMANNModelAria v5
Prompt
A romantic song about being in the army for 30 years with several deployments and moves. Now excited to retire and settle down to enjoy life with my wife and family
