[Intro]
(slow guitar, low bar noise)
[Verse 1]
Been a long year ridin’ down these roads
Workin’ hard, carryin’ heavy loads
Got some dust on this old hat brim
But I ain’t done, I ain’t givin’ in
[Pre-Chorus]
Still got a little fire left in me
Ain’t as lost as I used to be
[Chorus]
I’m back on my boots, back on the ground
Back in a place where they know my sound
Got my guitar and a heart that’s true
Yeah I’m standin’ here like I got somethin’ to prove
Raise a glass if you’ve been knocked down too
Ain’t how you fall, it’s what you do
I took some hits, but I made it through
Now I’m back on my boots
[Verse 2]
There were nights I didn’t know my name
Nothin’ but silence and empty pain
But I heard a song on an old FM
And it brought me right back again
[Pre-Chorus]
Every wrong turn, every mile
Led me right back here somehow
[Chorus]
I’m back on my boots, back on the ground
Back in a place where they know my sound
Got my guitar and a heart that’s true
Yeah I’m standin’ here like I got somethin’ to prove
Raise a glass if you’ve been knocked down too
Ain’t how you fall, it’s what you do
I took some hits, but I made it through
Now I’m back on my boots
[Bridge]
(stripped down, honest)
I ain’t chasin’ fame or lights
Just want a song and a Friday night
A few good friends and a place to stand
That’s all I need to be a man
[Verse 3]
(building back up)
Yeah I learned you can’t run from the past
You gotta face it, make it last
Every scar and every bruise
Taught me how I got these boots
[Final Chorus]
(full band, warm and strong)
I’m back on my boots, back on the ground
Back where the lost get found
Got my guitar and a heart that’s true
Yeah I’m right where I’m meant to be, singin’ for you
Raise a glass if you’ve been knocked down too
Ain’t how you fall, it’s what you do
I took some hits, but I made it through
Now I’m back on my boots
[Outro]
(fading guitar, soft vocal)
Yeah I’m back…
Back on my boots…