Boots to Fill

(Verse 1)  
There’s a picture on the mantle, badge and a younger man  
Dust on his old Stetson, lines in his working hands  
He’d come home late, boots by the door  
Mama’d say, “Don’t ask what he saw”  
But I’d sit there wide-eyed, hanging on every word  
Dreamin’ ‘bout the day I’d wear that shirt  

(Pre-Chorus)  
He said, “Baby girl, this road ain’t easy”  
I said, “Daddy, it’s the only one I see”  

(Chorus)  
I got his name, got his fight  
Got that blue-line running through my life  
Same small town, same long nights  
Different face in the flashing lights  
They say I’ve got some boots to fill  
And a heart that always will  
Stand for the ones who can’t stand tall  
Yeah, I hear the calling, I feel it all  
I’m walking the line he walked before  
With a little more to prove and a whole lot more  

(Verse 2)  
First day out on patrol alone  
Radio cracklin’, steady tone  
I felt his shadow riding shotgun seat  
Every heartbeat echoing me  
Then a call came in, my hands went cold  
But I remembered what I’d been told  
“Stay calm, stand strong, do what’s right”  
So I stepped into that neon light  

(Pre-Chorus)  
And I swear I heard him in my mind  
Sayin’, “You were born for this, you’ll be just fine”  

(Chorus)  
I got his name, got his fight  
Got that blue-line running through my life  
Same small town, same long nights  
Different face in the flashing lights  
They say I’ve got some boots to fill  
And a heart that always will  
Stand for the ones who can’t stand tall  
Yeah, I hear the calling, I feel it all  
I’m walking the line he walked before  
With a little more to prove and a whole lot more  

(Bridge)  
It ain’t about a badge or fame  
It’s about the ones who call your name  
In their worst hour, their darkest fear  
Knowin’ somehow you’ll be there  
And I finally understand  
The weight he carried in his hands  

(Final Chorus)  
Yeah, I got his name, got his pride  
And a promise I won’t let it die  
Through every tear and every fight  
I’ll keep that legacy alive  
Yeah, these boots don’t feel so big  
When I remember who I’m with  
Every step, every call I take  
Is one more chance to do the same  
I’m walking the line he walked before  
Now I know what he did it for  

(Outro)  
There’s a picture on the mantle, badge and a younger man  
And tonight I set mine next to his… yeah, now I understand

Female country song about her father