[INTRO] Daddy taught me how to hold my ground [VERSE 1] Grew up on a gravel road Hand-me-downs and hand-me-down hopes Mama prayed, daddy worked late Tryin’ to keep food on them plates Learned real quick this town talks fast If you ain’t livin’ like the past But I got boots made for my road Not somebody else’s ghost [PRE-CHORUS] Yeah I can love where I’m from Without bein’ tied to what I was [CHORUS] I was raised on rust, raised on red dirt Raised where a little faith and hard work Still mean somethin’ Friday night Under neon lights I can wear pearls, I can raise hell Talk sweet and still mean well Ain’t gotta fit their mold just because I was raised on rust [VERSE 2] Got my grandma’s cross in gold And a leather jacket cold as smoke I still call home every Sunday Still got wild left in my veins Some girls stay, some girls run I just learned to do both at once Carry roots without those chains That’s the kind of strength I claim [PRE-CHORUS] Yeah I still know where I belong Just don’t mean I can’t move on [CHORUS] I was raised on rust, raised on red dirt Raised where a little faith and hard work Still mean somethin’ Friday night Under neon lights I can wear pearls, I can raise hell Talk sweet and still mean well Ain’t gotta fit their mold just because I was raised on rust [BRIDGE] Ain’t disrespect, ain’t rebellion Just a woman learnin’ her direction You can hold on to your roots Without lettin’ ‘em bury you [FINAL CHORUS] Yeah I was raised on rust… But I built my own road too