Boots to Fill

(Verse 1)

There’s a picture on the mantle, badge and a younger man

Dust on his old Stetson, lines in his working hands

He’d come home late, boots by the door

Mama’d say, “Don’t ask what he saw”

But I’d sit there wide-eyed, hanging on every word

Dreamin’ ‘bout the day I’d wear that shirt

(Pre-Chorus)

He said, “Baby girl, this road ain’t easy”

I said, “Daddy, it’s the only one I see”

(Chorus)

I got his name, got his fight

Got that blue-line running through my life

Same small town, same long nights

Different face in the flashing lights

They say I’ve got some boots to fill

And a heart that always will

Stand for the ones who can’t stand tall

Yeah, I hear the calling, I feel it all

I’m walking the line he walked before

With a little more to prove and a whole lot more

(Verse 2)

First day out on patrol alone

Radio cracklin’, steady tone

I felt his shadow riding shotgun seat

Every heartbeat echoing me

Then a call came in, my hands went cold

But I remembered what I’d been told

“Stay calm, stand strong, do what’s right”

So I stepped into that neon light

(Pre-Chorus)

And I swear I heard him in my mind

Sayin’, “You were born for this, you’ll be just fine”

(Chorus)

I got his name, got his fight

Got that blue-line running through my life

Same small town, same long nights

Different face in the flashing lights

They say I’ve got some boots to fill

And a heart that always will

Stand for the ones who can’t stand tall

Yeah, I hear the calling, I feel it all

I’m walking the line he walked before

With a little more to prove and a whole lot more

(Bridge)

It ain’t about a badge or fame

It’s about the ones who call your name

In their worst hour, their darkest fear

Knowin’ somehow you’ll be there

And I finally understand

The weight he carried in his hands

(Final Chorus)

Yeah, I got his name, got his pride

And a promise I won’t let it die

Through every tear and every fight

I’ll keep that legacy alive

Yeah, these boots don’t feel so big

When I remember who I’m with

Every step, every call I take

Is one more chance to do the same

I’m walking the line he walked before

Now I know what he did it for

(Outro)

There’s a picture on the mantle, badge and a younger man

And tonight I set mine next to his… yeah, now I understand