[Verse 1] There’s a crease beside the buckle And red dust in the seams A ticket stub from Amarillo Folded in the lining’s crease I found them by the back door When I was packing up to leave They looked older than my father But they still believed in me [Pre-Chorus] Every mile took something from me Every mile gave something back [Chorus] These boots remember where I went When I thought I’d never come back They know the weight of empty pockets And the courage in a worn-out map If the road can teach a hard heart How to bend and not break through These boots remember where I went And they’re still walking me to you [Verse 2] I wore them past the water tower Past the fields of winter wheat Past the house where we said goodbye With both hands shaking at the gate The leather took the rain in silence The soles kept time on stone Somewhere between leaving and learning I stopped feeling so alone [Pre-Chorus] Every mile took something from me Every mile gave something back [Chorus] These boots remember where I went When I thought I’d never come back They know the weight of empty pockets And the courage in a worn-out map If the road can teach a hard heart How to bend and not break through These boots remember where I went And they’re still walking me to you [Bridge] I don’t need the path to promise I don’t need the sky to clear Just enough ground beneath me And a reason to stay here [Final Chorus] These boots remember where I went When I thought I’d never come back They carried every wrong turn homeward They never let me lose the track If the road can teach a hard heart How to bend and not break through These boots remember where I went And they’re still walking me to you Yes, they’re still walking me to you [Outro] By the back door, under morning They are waiting, worn and true
