Lyrics
[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]
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