“Lyrics © by Rick Beach 2/18/2026” (INTRO) (acoustic pattern repeats) (no words) (time slows) (VERSE 1) Pavement - fading west Dust on the windshield Pines lean inward Boots in the backseat Sun on the shoulder Map folded quiet (CHORUS) I walk with the open land I breathe what I don’t understand No one holding my hand Just the open land (VERSE 2) Shadows stretch longer Ridge lines soften Light slips sideways Through yellow grass Wind talks low Like it knows me (CHORUS) I walk with the open land I breathe what I don’t understand No one holding my hand Just the open land (VERSE 3) Miles move inward Thoughts thin out Old names drift Then let go Something listens When I stop (CHORUS) I walk with the open land I breathe what I don’t understand Something holding my hand In this open land (OUTRO) Open land Open land Something holding my hand Open land
