[Verse 1]
Mud on the tires, red in the seams
Fence posts lean like they know my dreams
Granddad’s hand on a cracked old wheel
Said, “Keep it straight when the road turns real”
I learned fast, yeah, I learned rough
Boots got scuffed and my words got tough
County line where the tall grass bends
I was raised where the dust don’t end
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the creek runs black after rain
And I can feel that shake in my name
Hear that call from the cedar ridge
One more mile to the broken bridge
[Chorus]
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
I been running where the wild thing bends
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
When it stops, I don’t turn back then
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
Say my name like you know I’m bred
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
Out here, we don’t beg for a road ahead
[Verse 2]
Mama kept a Bible on the dash
Brother kept a scar and a bad blood laugh
I got both when the summer hit hard
Steel in my throat and a hole in my yard
Trucks roll by with their windows high
They never stayed where the crows all cry
But I stayed put in the poison wind
Let the hell in, let the spark begin
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the porch light cuts through the smoke
And the dogs go low when the night gets broke
Hear that call from the cedar ridge
One more mile to the broken bridge
[Chorus]
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
I been running where the wild thing bends
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
When it stops, I don’t turn back then
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
Say my name like you know I’m bred
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
Out here, we don’t beg for a road ahead
[Bridge]
If I fall, let the gravel remember
If I burn, let it glow to November
No paved truth gonna save my skin
I was made for the edge I’m in
[shouted]
Made for the edge I’m in!
[Final Chorus]
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
I been running where the wild thing bends
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
When it stops, I don’t turn back then
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
Say my name like you know I’m bred
Dirt road ends, dirt road ends
Out here, we don’t beg for a road ahead