Scuff marks on the leather dust upon the floor
That old porch swing creaks a little more
Red clay road winds back to where I started
Faded paint on the gate a heart uncharted
I trace the rough grain of the table by the pane
Watch the iron tracks catch the evening rain
Boots by the step heavy with the miles
Carrying the weight of a hundred yesterdays
The pine trees lean in just to hear me sigh
While the evening star catches a teary eye
Steel strings hum low against my chest
Putting every restless memory to rest
I’m walking home on a quiet dirt track
With a lighter pack and no looking back
(No looking back)
Love left a mark like a ring on the wood
But the grain holds strong like it always should
(Like it always should)
The pine trees lean in just to hear me sigh
While the evening star catches a teary eye
Steel strings hum low against my chest
Putting every restless memory to rest
I’m walking home on a quiet dirt track
With a lighter pack and no looking back
(No looking back)
Love left a mark like a ring on the wood
But the grain holds strong like it always should
(Like it always should)
You can’t outrun the rust on an old rail fence
Just learn to make your peace and move past tense
The whiskey bites sharp but it settles the soul
Making every broken piece finally whole
I don’t chase the shadow of what we were
I just sit with the quiet I just let it stir
I’m walking home on a quiet dirt track
With a lighter pack and no looking back
(No looking back)
Love left a mark like a ring on the wood
But the grain holds strong like it always should
(Like it always should)
Scuff marks fade into the setting sun
The long road ends but the walking’s never done
(Never quite done)
Just a steady breath and an open door
Leaving the heavy on the kitchen floor
(On the floor)