Sweat and Denim

Met him out back where the dust kicked high,

Boots on the dash, trouble in his eye,

He said, “You dance?” I said, “I might,”

And we burned that floor in the pale moonlight.

Every spin got a little too close,

Every laugh turned into a ghost,

Of what we both were thinkin’ most —

Ain’t no use in hidin’ it now.

Sweat and denim, whiskey grin,

Two boys steppin’ where they shouldn’t have been,

Heat on my neck, breath on my skin,

Oh, Lord, it’s a beautiful sin.

He said, “Boy, don’t stop that sway,”

I said, “Darlin’, lead the way,”

Sweat and denim, hearts gone stray,

And I didn’t wanna be saved anyway.

Out by the truck, the radio low,

Hands talk louder than words can show,

Ain’t no halo in that glow,

Just a spark and a long, slow pull.

If love’s wrong, then so are we,

But I never felt so wild, so free,

Under stars where no one sees —

He tasted like a midnight dare.

Sweat and denim, whiskey grin,

Two boys steppin’ where they shouldn’t have been,

Heat on my neck, breath on my skin,

Oh, Lord, it’s a beautiful sin.

He said, “Boy, don’t stop that sway,”

I said, “Darlin’, lead the way,”

Sweat and denim, hearts gone stray,

And I didn’t wanna be saved anyway.

Maybe we’re sinners, maybe we’re brave,

Dancin’ on the edge of what they say,

But if heaven’s real, it can wait —

‘Cause I found somethin’ holy in the heat we made.

Sweat and denim, tangled lines,

Two lost souls crossin’ state lines,

Ain’t no shame in what we find,

Just fire and faith intertwined.

He said, “Boy, don’t you run away,”

I said, “I’m yours, come what may,”

Sweat and denim, hearts gone stray,

And I wouldn’t change a thing we played.