Dust on My Boots

Verse 1
Sunrise on a two–lane highway,
Coffee in a paper cup,
Radio plays an old sad love song,
But I’m finally waking up.
There’s a picture on the dashboard
Of a girl I used to know,
Wind rolls in through open windows,
Carrying where I gotta go.

Guitar: clean acoustic picking, gentle fingerstyle with sliding notes between chords.

Chorus
I got dust on my boots and miles to run,
A silver moon and a burning sun,
Every scar tells me who I am,
Every road leads me home again.
With a six-string heart and a restless soul,
I’m chasing dreams down a yellow road,
Yeah, I got dust on my boots tonight,
But everything’s gonna be alright.

Guitar: warm strummed chords, light electric guitar answering the vocal with short melodic bends.

Verse 2
Fields of gold go rolling by me,
Old barns leaning to the side,
Every town’s got a story,
Every stranger’s got a ride.
I hear mama’s voice in memory,
Saying “son, just take your time,”
Life ain’t ’bout the destination,
It’s the rhythm and the rhyme.

Guitar: soft palm-muted acoustic with a twangy electric lick at the end of each line.

Chorus
I got dust on my boots and miles to run,
A silver moon and a burning sun…
(Repeat)

Bridge
Stars fall like sparks on a dark blue sea,
Lonely but I feel so free,
If love finds me down this road,
I’ll save her a seat in my old front row.

Guitar Solo: expressive country lead, slow bends, slide guitar harmonies, lots of sustain and space between notes.

Final Chorus
I got dust on my boots and miles to run,
A silver moon and a rising sun,
Every scar tells me who I am,
Every road leads me home again.
With a six-string heart and a restless soul,
I’m finally right where I belong,
Yeah, I got dust on my boots tonight,
And I’m singing my freedom song.

Outro Guitar: gentle fingerpicking fading out with a high melodic slide.

Country, hillbilly, redneck, male