Dirt on My Dreams

Verse 1:

I was raised where the gravel meets the sky,

Under boots, every prayer had a little dust on the line.

Mama said, “Chase the stars, but don’t forget your name,”

Daddy left a map carved in that old oak frame.

Pre-Chorus:

Now I’m ten towns deep with a heart half-broke,

Carving out a life with a song and some smoke…

Chorus:

I got dirt on my dreams and mud on my soul,

Took a few wrong turns down that no-name road.

But I still believe in love and lightning bugs,

And that a broken heart still beats strong enough.

Ain’t clean, ain’t neat — but it’s real as it seems,

Just a little dirt on my dreams.

Verse 2:

She had wildflower eyes and a six-pack laugh,

Said she’d follow me anywhere — then never came back.

Left her ghost in a melody I can’t shake,

And a tattooed town that still knows my name.

Pre-Chorus:

Now the stars don’t shine like they did back then,

But I play that song like I might win again…

Chorus:

I got dirt on my dreams and rust on my strings,

But I still show up and I still sing.

I’ve kissed the sky, hit the floor too fast,

But I get back up and I never look back.

Ain’t clean, ain’t neat — but it’s mine at least,

With a little dirt on my dreams.

Bridge:

They say dreams don’t grow where the wild weeds climb,

But I’ve seen gold in a ditch sometimes.

Final Chorus:

Yeah, there’s dirt on my dreams, and fire in my veins,

Still chasing that sun through the pouring rain.

I still believe in scars and second tries,

In rolling the dice and living wide.

It ain’t polished clean — but it’s everything to me,

Just a little dirt on my dreams.