[Intro] Boots on gravel Dust in the rearview Stars on the windshield Flag in the mirror (yeah) [Verse 1] Great‑granddad came here One suitcase, no map Worked steel, broke fields Hard spine, soft cap Grandma in a diner Pourin' black coffee strong Tippin' that jukebox Singin' every work song We bled, we marched We messed up, we changed Signed names on paper Then tore up the chains Fifty little firelights Burnin' on a blue sky Argue at the table But we still keep the bond tight [Chorus] Two hundred fifty years of wild and free Red dirt roads to the rolling sea From shore to mountain, we write that story Fight our demons, share our glory Raise that hand, let the bell ring true We learn, we build, we break on through From every wrong, we carve what's new Two hundred fifty more, me and you (hey!) [Verse 2] Bar‑stool preacher Talkin' 'bout the wrong we done How we turned faces How we hid from the sun Now my kid in the backseat Ask why the books hurt Why some names whispered Like a cuss word in church Told 'em, "Look close Don’t blink at the shame We carry those chapters So we don’t write the same" Tattooed history Right under this sleeve Scars spell "never again" Every time that I breathe [Chorus] Two hundred fifty years of wild and free Red dirt roads to the rolling sea From shore to mountain, we write that story Fight our demons, share our glory Raise that hand, let the bell ring true We learn, we build, we break on through From every wrong, we carve what's new Two hundred fifty more, me and you [Bridge] Tailgates, long nights County fair floodlights Campfire talk About wrongs we set right We the future, we the past Same flag, new cast If we listen, if we ask We can make it last (oh yeah) [Chorus] Two hundred fifty years of wild and free Red dirt roads to the rolling sea From shore to mountain, we write that story Fight our demons, share our glory Raise that hand, let the bell ring true We learn, we build, we break on through From every tear, we carve what's new Two hundred fifty more, me and you
