Dirt on my hands, blood on my name Walked through fire but I feel no flame She said, “come back” — I said, “I can’t live” You can bury the man, but the dirt don’t forgive ⸻ I been runnin’ from the silence in the wind Where the smoke don’t rise and the love don’t bend They all talk tough ‘til the lights go dim But the ground remembers every sin I gave heart, I gave blood, I gave truth They gave lies and a noose on the roof Still I stand, with the bass on 10 And a past that howls like a dog in the pen ⸻ They never saw me comin’ when I came from the creek Dirt roads talk, but the silence speak Nights in the truck with the seat pushed back Pain in my chest, voice cut like a track I ain’t here for respect — I take it Chains don’t shine if your soul ain’t naked Love got a blade, and it cut so wide Left me stitched with pride and a scarred-out ride ⸻ This ain’t just pain — it’s my prayer in the field Beer in the cooler, heart that don’t heal Lights flash red, but I drive through still Dirt tellin’ stories that my mouth won’t spill ⸻ I been runnin’ from the silence in the wind Where the smoke don’t rise and the love don’t bend They all talk tough ‘til the lights go dim But the ground remembers every sin I gave heart, I gave blood, I gave truth They gave lies and a noose on the roof Still I stand, with the bass on 10 And a past that howls like a dog in the pen ⸻ She said “healing ain’t found in revenge” But I seen peace burn at both ends I got bones in the yard, ghosts in the gear And a soul that don’t crack when the devil near I stay clean but my name ain’t pure Chrome on the dash, but my heart’s unsure This ain’t pride — it’s pressure that bites With a house beat thumpin’ through the coldest nights ⸻ Don’t dance with me — move like you mean it Don’t scream my name — sing it like you bleed it Every step in the mud got a price to give ‘Cause the land don’t forget… and the dirt don’t forgive ⸻ [Final Chorus – 2:45–3:15] I been runnin’ from the silence in the wind Where the smoke don’t rise and the love don’t bend They all talk tough ‘til the lights go dim But the ground remembers every sin I gave heart, I gave blood, I gave truth They gave lies and a noose on the roof Still I stand, with the bass on 10 And a past that howls like a dog in the pen
