[Verse 1] Boot prints fading in the gravel Sun hanging low, turning red Wind steals my words as I travel Carry my secrets ahead Hat brim low over my memories Old leather creaks with each stride Ghost towns flicker in the distance Names that I buried alive [Chorus] Dust on the horizon Calling me back again Every mile a promise Every promise just a stain If the mountains hear me crying Let the canyon hold my name Dust on the horizon Riding into my mistakes [Verse 2] Hands still stained from the card games Voices I left in that bar One more goodbye in the rearview Chasing a vanishing star Crows trace circles above me Tracks disappear in the dune I talk to the sky like an old friend Answer me soon, answer me soon [Chorus] Dust on the horizon Calling me back again Every mile a promise Every promise just a stain If the mountains hear me crying Let the canyon hold my name Dust on the horizon Riding into my mistakes [Bridge] [soft whistle over held choir notes] If there’s mercy at the border of the night Let it meet me where the valley meets the light I’ve been running from the man I used to be But he’s riding two steps behind me (hey) [Chorus] Dust on the horizon Calling me back again Every mile a promise Every promise just a stain If the mountains hear me crying Let the canyon hold my name Dust on the horizon Ride me clean, or ride me brave [Outro] [lonely harmonica, distant whistle answering, guitars ring out]
