The Rust That Won’t Sleep (2026 v5.5)

I painted over the cracks in the wall Changed my number, ignored the call Bought a fresh shirt and a decent pair of boots Tried to sever these rotten roots I thought the past was dead and gone Buried out back before the dawn But the devil ain’t done with me yet Here comes the payment on an old debt. I smell smoke on the western wind Here we go again, my unwelcome friend. Yeah, you turn up like a busted lip! A rattlesnake on a sinking ship! I throw you out, you bounce right back A runaway train on a one-way track! Whoa-oh-oh! You’re the trouble I keep! Whoa-oh-oh! You’re the rust that won’t sleep! You bring the rain, you bring the mud A toxic chemical in my blood You got that grin like a loaded gun Ruining everything I’ve begun You’re a counterfeit coin in a jukebox slot The only hangover I ever got That lasts for years and never fades away. I smell smoke on the western wind Here we go again, my unwelcome friend. Yeah, you turn up like a busted lip! A rattlesnake on a sinking ship! I throw you out, you bounce right back A runaway train on a one-way track! Whoa-oh-oh! You’re the trouble I keep! Whoa-oh-oh! You’re the rust that won’t sleep! I locked the gate. I built the fence. But you don’t make no goddamn sense. You keep rolling in like a tumbleweed fire! Burn it down! Higher! Higher! Yeah, you turn up like a busted lip! A rattlesnake on a sinking ship! I throw you out, you bounce right back A runaway train on a one-way track! Whoa-oh-oh! You’re the trouble I keep! Whoa-oh-oh! You’re the rust that won’t sleep! The rust that won't sleep! Yeah, you never sleep! Get out!