Redemption of Dust Creek

[Verse 1]
I was born where the silence grows,
Under skies that no wind knows.
They told me tales of fire and sin,
Of the Devil ridin’ through our kin.

But I found papers, buried deep,
Names in ink they swore to keep.
And in the Sheriff’s bloodstained book,
I saw the life my kin once took.



[Verse 2]
I walked the hills at dead of night,
Where the outlaw fades into the light.
He came on horseback, pale and cold,
His eyes like storms, a story old.

I thought he'd strike, that he would burn —
But all he asked: “What did you learn?”
I held the truth inside my hand,
And said:
“They planned your end to guard their lies,
But justice never truly dies.”



[Chorus]
Ashes in the dust remain,
But not all sons repeat the pain.
You rode for truth, they branded lies,
But I will end what darkness hides.
Lay down your curse, lay down your gun —
Your vengeance dies… with this one son.



[Verse 3]
He stared at me, like judging skies,
Then bowed his head and closed his eyes.
The wind fell still, the night grew warm,
A ghost released from hate and storm.

And in the chapel down the road,
I placed the truth, I told the code.
Now Dust Creek’s streets run clear and wide —
No more the place where justice died.



[Final Chorus – softer]
Ashes in the dust may stay,
But I have cleared the debt we pay.
He rode in pain, but left in peace —
The chains are gone, the town’s released.
I’ll bear his tale, I’ll guard his name —
So Dust Creek shines without its shame.



[Outro – Spoken, soft]
They feared the truth,
But truth…
was never what they buried.

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