Blue Ink and Red Clay

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dusty boots upon the floor
Found a box behind the door
Tucked away in rusted gear
Waiting there for fifty years
Postmarked back in seventy-two
Grandma wrote "I'm missing you"
[Pre-Chorus]
He was out there laying track
She was wishing he was back
Counting down the lonely days
Lost inside a summer haze
[Chorus]
It’s a long-haul kind of love
Guided by the stars above
From the red clay to the street
Where the heart and highway meet
Though the blue ink starts to fade
There’s a promise that we made
I will wait for you
Just like she used to do
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah I'll wait for you
Like she used to do
[Verse]
Now I’m framing up a house
Quiet as a canyon mouse
Checking on my buzzing phone
Feeling just a bit alone
You are wearing nursing scrubs
Far away from country pubs
[Pre-Chorus]
You are learning how to heal
I am turning this steel wheel
Different times but same old ache
Giving all the love we take
[Chorus]
It’s a long-haul kind of love
Guided by the stars above
From the red clay to the street
Where the heart and highway meet
Though the blue ink starts to fade
There’s a promise that we made
I will wait for you
Just like she used to do
[Bridge]
Time is just a winding road
Carrying a heavy load
But they made it through the fire
Walking on a high-wire
Distance is a ghost
To the ones who love the most
[Break]
[Chorus]
It’s a long-haul kind of love
Guided by the stars above
From the red clay to the street
Where the heart and highway meet
Though the blue ink starts to fade
There’s a promise that we made
I will wait for you
Just like she used to do
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah I'll wait for you
Like she used to do
[Outro]