[Verse 1]
If my boots could talk, they'd testify tonight
'Bout sawdust floors and a neon beer sign
Honky-tonks from Amarillo to Mobile
Every county line remembers how I feel
[Pre-Chorus]
I wore out highways like a borrowed coat
Left my name in places I don't know
[Chorus]
These boots could tell you everything on me
The dive-bar dust, the busted dreams, the whiskey
Two drinks in each hand, one eye on the door
Running from the law and what I did before
I broke the only heart that called me home
Now every mile says I was born to roam
If my boots could talk, they'd say it plain and true
I keep leaving every place that leads to you
[Verse 2]
There was a Sunday shirt hanging by your bed
And a goodbye I never had the nerve to say instead
You held the porch light through a winter storm
I chose a county jail and a different dawn
[Pre-Chorus]
The sheriff had my picture by the register
You had my photograph tucked in your dresser
[Chorus]
These boots could tell you everything on me
The dive-bar dust, the busted dreams, the whiskey
Two drinks in each hand, one eye on the door
Running from the law and what I did before
I broke the only heart that called me home
Now every mile says I was born to roam
If my boots could talk, they'd say it plain and true
I keep leaving every place that leads to you
[Bridge]
Somewhere past the state line, dawn is turning gray
I hear your voice in every song the jukebox plays
Maybe a man can outrun handcuffs and a train
But he can't outride the one name in his veins
[Final Chorus]
These boots could tell you everything on me
The honky-tonk nights, the cheap apologies
Two drinks in each hand, nowhere left to hide
Running from the law with your goodbye inside
I broke the only heart that called me home
Now the road is just a room with no one in it, cold and alone
If my boots could talk, they'd say what I won't do:
I was never in one spot, but I was always running back to you
[Outro]
If my boots could talk...
They'd tell the truth about you