[Intro, Fingerstyle Guitar, Soft Pedal Steel] Morning light on the barn roof shines, Cows lowin’ where the creek unwinds, Got dirt on my hands, but it feels like grace, Kentucky sky, but a Texas face. [Verse 1] These rolling hills, they hold my name, This patch of land, it’s my claim to fame, Got fences mended and corn knee-high, But I still see that Lone Star sky. [Pre-Chorus, Melancholy Slide Guitar] The folks in town don’t talk like me, They move too fast, they don’t believe, In sittin’ quiet when the sun goes down, They don’t smell the rain before it hits the ground. [Chorus, Full Band, Warm Harmonies] But this farm’s my peace, my prayer, my song, The soil’s my blood, it’s where I belong, Though my heart still drifts where the Rio runs free, This Kentucky dirt’s got a hold on me. [Verse 2, Gentle Acoustic Strumming] Old hound dog sleeps by the maple tree, Tractor hums in perfect key, Got my granddad’s plow, and it still holds true, This land’s a promise I never outgrew. [Pre-Chorus, Soft Harmony Vocals] Sometimes at dusk I smell mesquite, Hear Texas wind blow soft and sweet, But when the fireflies start to dance, I know I’m right where I got my chance. [Chorus, Stronger Vocals, Steel Guitar Swells] This farm’s my peace, my prayer, my song, The soil’s my blood, it’s where I belong, Though my heart still drifts where the Rio runs free, This Kentucky dirt’s got a hold on me. [Bridge, Fiddle and Steel Guitar, Emotional Build] Maybe someday I’ll ride back home, Touch that red dirt I used to roam, But I’ll always keep one boot right here, Where bluegrass whispers in my ear. [Chorus, Final, Full Harmony and Slide Guitar Fade] Yeah, this farm’s my peace, my prayer, my song, The soil’s my blood, it’s where I belong, Though my heart still dreams of that Texas breeze, This Kentucky dirt’s got a hold on me. [Outro, Fiddle Fade, Acoustic Strum] Yeah… this Kentucky dirt’s got a hold on me.
