⏳Dust and Steel 🪏(Remastered)

**"Dust and Steel"** *(w stylu Johnny Cash)* [Intro: Simple acoustic guitar, steady boom-chicka-boom rhythm] [Verse 1: Deep, resonant vocals] *(Verse 1)* I've walked this road for forty years Through broken dreams and bitter tears My hands are rough from honest work But pride is something you can't jerk The factory closed, the mine shut down Now ghosts walk through this empty town But I'm still standing, I'm still here With nothing left except my fear [Chorus: Simple, powerful delivery] *(Chorus)* I'm made of dust and steel That's all I've ever been The Lord knows how I feel About the trouble I've been in Dust and steel, that's my name Dust and steel, just the same [Verse 2: Building emotional weight] *(Verse 2)* My daddy worked until he died Never saw him break or hide He taught me how to be a man With calloused heart and calloused hands Now I sit on this porch alone Watching shadows I have known Tomorrow's just another day To walk the line, to find my way [Bridge: Stripped down, almost spoken] *(Bridge)* When judgment comes, I'll stand my ground I've paid for every sin I've found The good Lord knows I've tried my best Soon enough I'll get my rest [Final Chorus: With conviction] *(Final Chorus)* I'm made of dust and steel That's all I'll ever be The scars will never heal But I'm still standing free Dust and steel, until I die Dust and steel, that's no lie [Outro: Single guitar strum]