Boots In The Sand

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was raised on a hard-edged road Cheap beer, loud fights, and a heart gone cold Daddy had a hand like a closing gate Left me bruised up, fed up, way too late Momma’d say, "Boy, keep your head up high" I learned how to work, how to bite, survive At seventeen, I packed that pain Watched that dust trail fade in the train [Pre-Chorus] I took that hurt Turned it to steel Set my jaw Learned how to heal [Chorus] I made it out Made it out With the sand still stuck in my boots I made it out Made it out Didn’t let him write my roots And I found my home In your arms, my truth I made it out Made it out With the sand still stuck in my boots [Verse 2] Marine Corps green, first time I stood Under a sky that didn’t care if I would Humped that weight through the heat and smoke Found my breath in the mud and the choke Every order hit like a hammer blow Every mile said, "Boy, now you know" I came home lean, with a straighter back And a man in me that wouldn’t crack [Pre-Chorus] I took that hurt Turned it to steel Set my jaw Learned how to heal [Chorus] I made it out Made it out With the sand still stuck in my boots I made it out Made it out Didn’t let him write my roots And I found my home In your arms, my truth I made it out Made it out With the sand still stuck in my boots [Bridge] Then I saw you laugh By the county fair Like the whole damn world Had been waiting there You said my name And I knew right then I’d been lost for years Now I’m found again [Chorus] I made it out Made it out With the sand still stuck in my boots I made it out Made it out Didn’t let him write my roots And I found my home In your arms, my truth I made it out Made it out With the sand still stuck in my boots