Verse 1 Boots on the road and the sun’s coming thin Commonwealth morning and the dust rolls in Gun on my shoulder but my eyes stay kind You learn real quick what the wastes will find Met a poor soul with the rads in his skin Voice still steady when he asked me in Some folks see monsters where the scars all dwell But a heart still beats in a talking ghoul’s shell Chorus Walk on, walk on through the ashes and gravel Build what we can from the bones and the travel Help when you can and fight when you must Leave something better than the world that was dust Walk on, walk on till the long road’s done Making a place for a mother and son Verse 2 Farmhouse lantern in the dark of night Caravan bell in the lantern light Kids in a field where the corn grows tall That’s worth more than a hundred guns on the wall Raiders come riding with the fire and greed But we stand our ground when the good folks need Kate says “fine… but if they start to run— Drooling and charging, I’ll finish the gun.” Chorus Walk on, walk on through the ashes and gravel Build what we can from the bones and the travel Help when you can and fight when you must Leave something better than the world that was dust Walk on, walk on till the long road’s done Making a place for a mother and son Verse 3 Strength in a rifle and steel in the hand But power means more when you help folks stand We carry the guns so others don’t And we do the hard things the weak hearts won’t From Sanctuary down to Goodneighbor’s bar Hope’s a small light but it carries far Every road walked and every wrong righted Leaves the Commonwealth a little more brightened Final Chorus Walk on, walk on through the ashes and gravel Build what we can from the bones and the travel Help when you can and fight when you must Leave something better than the world that was dust Walk on, walk on till the long road’s done Making a place for a mother and son Walk on… walk on… the Commonwealth road The code of Betty is the load we hold.
