The Leather and the Dust

[Intro]
[Verse]
The boots rest on the pine floor
They don't fit my feet anymore
Old cracked lace
Like his tired old face
I pack 'em in tight
Losing the light
[Verse]
The branding iron is cold today
The story fades slowly away
That mark on the pine
Was his and was mine
Now the sign says sold
To the new and the bold
[Pre-Chorus]
The developers wait
At the rusted front gate
With blueprints and ink
More than you’d think
[Chorus]
Let the screen door slam
I know who I am
Though the fields turn to gray
And I’m walking away
The dust catches gold
In the stories he told
Thank you for the hand
On this stretch of the land
[Post-Chorus]
Goodbye to the hill
The water is still
Goodbye to the tree
That grew up with me
[Verse]
The shadows are long
Like a sad country song
I pick up his hat
And that is that
The cattle are gone
Before the new dawn
[Chorus]
Let the screen door slam
I know who I am
Though the fields turn to gray
And I’m walking away
The dust catches gold
In the stories he told
Thank you for the hand
On this stretch of the land
[Bridge]
Forgive me the debt
The sun hasn't set
On the sweat and the tears
Of seventy years
The concrete is near
But the legacy’s clear
[Chorus]
Let the screen door slam
I know who I am
Though the fields turn to gray
And I’m walking away
The dust catches gold
In the stories he told
Thank you for the hand
On this stretch of the land
[Outro]