

Prompt / Lyrics
Mud on my boots, blood on my grin I learned the hard way who I let in Every promise rattled like a chain I ain’t dragging that weight again I slept in shadows, called it home Sang to ghosts when I was alone I paid my debt, I paid it full I don’t answer that pull [Chorus] I ain’t walking that road again No sir, no how, no when I burned my name out of that clay Let the river take the rest away I shook the dust from where I been I ain’t walking that road again [Verse 2] Bottle talked, but it never stayed Truth got bent, then it got delayed Every smile hid a knife I lost years trying to save that life Devil smiled like an old friend Said “just one more time,” I said “amen” But I woke up with my soul intact And I ain’t trading it back [Chorus] I ain’t walking that road again No sir, no how, no when I crossed myself at the county line Left that hunger back in time I got my spine, I got my skin I ain’t walking that road again [Bridge] Ain’t mad, ain’t bitter, ain’t sad Just smarter than I ever had Some lessons leave a scar that stays So you don’t forget the way [Chorus] I ain’t walking that road again Hear my heel hit solid ground If you hear that old song call my name Tell it I ain’t around I buried that past where it fell I ain’t walking that road again [Outro] Sun low, crow cry, night roll in I tip my hat to where I been But my feet know where they stand And they don’t turn back, not again
Tags
Dirty Delta blues, female growl vocal, foot-stomp rhythm, slide guitar grit, raw emotion, no polish, back-porch power.
3:15
No
12/26/2025