Dust and Ink

[Intro]
[Verse]
Seven years since I left the shore
Heard the ocean roar
Sweat and salt on the fishing floor
Then the saws in the mountain pine
Walking that thin line
Waiting for a sign
I’ve been drifting like a ghost
From the peaks down to the coast
Looking for what I lost the most
[Pre-Chorus]
Found a coat for a dollar bill
Hanging cold and still
Deep inside the lining
Something started shining
(Fiddle plays high and wild)
[Chorus]
Oh! I’m coming back for you (Back for you!)
Like we said we’d do (Said we'd do!)
Cross the rivers and the plains
Break these heavy chains
Brother, can you hear me now?
I’m keeping that old vow
[Post-Chorus]
(Stomp, clap, stomp, clap)
Keeping that old vow
(Stomp, clap, stomp, clap)
[Verse]
Tattered ink on a yellow page
Written in another age
When we were just boys
Sharing all our toys
Before the world got loud
Before I got too proud
It was tucked in a secret fold
Worth more than any gold
A story that must be told
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the fiddle starts to cry
Underneath a heavy sky
Dust is blowing in my eyes
Time for my second rise
(Fiddle swells with the banjo)
[Chorus]
Oh! I’m coming back for you (Back for you!)
Like we said we’d do (Said we'd do!)
Cross the rivers and the plains
Break these heavy chains
Brother, can you hear me now?
I’m keeping that old vow
[Bridge]
Heel-toe on the gravel road
Dropping every heavy load
North star leading the way
I’ll reach you by day
Seven years was far too long
Singing this lonesome song
I'm burning up the miles
Running through the trials
[Verse]
I wonder if you still reside
By the rolling riverside
Do you hate my name?
Is it all the same?
I left without a word
The worst thing you ever heard
But the letter says it all
I'm answering the call
Standing ten feet tall
[Chorus]
Oh! I’m coming back for you (Back for you!)
Like we said we’d do (Said we'd do!)
Cross the rivers and the plains
Break these heavy chains
Brother, can you hear me now?
I’m keeping that old vow
[Post-Chorus]
(Stomp, clap, stomp, clap)
Keeping that old vow
(Stomp, clap, stomp, clap)
I'm almost there now
[Outro]