Smokestacks to the Sun

(Verse 1)
Dust on my boots and a shadow on the ground
Been walking this circle, just a face in the crowd
Spent forty long hours chasing someone else’s dream
But the spirit inside me is starting to scream
I looked in the mirror, saw a man I didn't know
With a heavy heart and nowhere to go
So I packed up my pride in a beat-up old case
Ready to find me a brand-new place.

(Chorus)
'Cause I’m trading the static for a sweet melody
Finding the person I was meant to be
No more looking back at the bridges I burned
Just counting the lessons that I’ve finally learned
It’s a wide-open road, it’s a soul set free
I’m finding a new way to live for me.

(Verse 2)
The city is loud but the silence is deeper
The mountain is high and the climb is getting steeper
But I’d rather be breathless from reaching the top
Than standing in line 'til my heartbeat stops
I’m listening to the wind instead of the news
Trading my worries for some walking shoes
There’s a rhythm in the rain and a light in the dark
I’m fanning the flame of a long-lost spark.

(Chorus)
Yeah, I’m trading the static for a sweet melody
Finding the person I was meant to be
No more looking back at the bridges I burned
Just counting the lessons that I’ve finally learned
It’s a wide-open road, it’s a soul set free
I’m finding a new way to live for me.

(Bridge)
It ain't about the money, it ain't about the fame
It’s about waking up and knowing your own name
It’s the peace in the morning and the stars late at night
It’s finally knowing that I’m doing alright.

(Chorus)
Oh, I’m trading the static for a sweet melody
Finding the person I was meant to be
No more looking back at the bridges I burned
Just counting the lessons that I’ve finally learned
It’s a wide-open road, it’s a soul set free
I’m finding a new way to live for me.

(Outro)
A new way to live...
Yeah, I'm finally free.
Just me and the road...
A new way to live.

Country, male, mid tempo