Winchester Dust

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Sun set low on the fairway grass Tailgate rust and a cold moon cast Winchester boys in a mud-splashed line Eyes like flint and a smoke-black mind Cadda Verdera with the gold-leaf gate Talked too slick, pushed too far that day Coupe doors shut, then the whole world froze Dust on the cuffs and a hard jaw pose [Pre-Chorus] You can hear that silence break When pride gets fed and the body shakes One bad word can light that fuse One bad night got a club to lose [Chorus] Winchester boys, Winchester boys Bad news rolling in the noise Winchester boys, Winchester boys They came for the lies and broke that poise (Winchester boys) (Winchester boys) [Verse 2] On the ninth hole by the cypress bend Men got mean and the rules got thin No crown, no choir, just boot and dust Hands went up and the sky went hushed Not a hero song, not a holy flame Just a family name and a line in pain Cadda Verdera caught the shame that night When the rich man’s grin met the porch light [Pre-Chorus] You can hear that silence break When pride gets fed and the body shakes One bad word can light that fuse One bad night got a club to lose [Chorus] Winchester boys, Winchester boys Bad news rolling in the noise Winchester boys, Winchester boys They came for the lies and broke that poise (Winchester boys) (Winchester boys) [Bridge] By morning, the clubhouse doors stood bent The whole town knew what the wreckage meant Mama said, “Son, don’t wear that shame” But the blood on pride don’t wash out the name Now the river keeps what the night won’t say And the wind still drags through the cedar way [Final Chorus] Winchester boys, Winchester boys Bad news rolling in the noise Winchester boys, Winchester boys They came for the lies and broke that poise Winchester boys, Winchester boys Some doors crack when the truth gets close (Winchester boys) (Winchester boys)