[Verse 1]
Fifty years of dust on the boots I wear
Looking in the mirror at the silver in my hair
Built a life of rhythm, then it fell apart
Standing in the wreckage with a heavy heart
It’s a heavy road when the sun goes down
Hard to take a breath in this quiet town
[Chorus]
Oh, starting over after fifty years
Walking through the smoke and the faded tears
The hardest move is the very first step
Leaving behind what you thought was left
It’s a lonesome road, but the wheels still turn
Sometimes you gotta let the old house burn
[Verse 2]
Got an old acoustic and a full gas tank
Empty feeling sitting at the county bank
Every mile ahead is a shadow line
Trying to reclaim what was always mine
My hands are weathered, but the grip is strong
Even broken spirits gotta find a song
[Chorus]
Oh, starting over after fifty years
Walking through the smoke and the faded tears
The hardest move is the very first step
Leaving behind what you thought was left
It’s a lonesome road, but the wheels still turn
Sometimes you gotta let the old house burn
[Outro]
Just take that step
Put the boots on the ground
Yeah, take that step
The highway's calling now