[Intro – gentle guitar strum, faint fiddle hum] Screen door slams and pine scent fades Snowflakes stick to my faded boots [Verse 1 – warm, reflective] I grew up where the fireflies danced at dusk Sunday suppers with the whole damn bunch Mama’s fried chicken, daddy’s old truck Southern blood running in my veins, no luck [Verse 2 – quiet longing] Now I’m where the skyscrapers scrape the gray sky Subway rumbles drown the crickets’ cry Coffee shops replace the front porch pie Still say “y’all” when I order my rye [Chorus – earnest, swelling] Got boots in the blizzard, grit in my bones Southern soul in a Boston stone Cheer for the Sox when the green monster moans Home’s in my heart, wherever I roam [Verse 3 – playful, observational] Learned to shovel snow instead of hay bales Trade my cowboy hat for a woolen pail Yelled “go Pats” at a tailgate in hail Neighbors stared, but I didn’t care [Verse 4 – tender, nostalgic] Call my mama every Sunday at three Tell her ‘bout the cold and the city’s spree She says “come home,” but I’m chasin’ a dream Still sing old hymns when the snow’s up to my knee [Chorus – warm, layered] Got boots in the blizzard, grit in my bones Southern soul in a Boston stone Cheer for the Sox when the green monster moans Home’s in my heart, wherever I roam [Bridge – soft, introspective] I miss the magnolias and the summer rain But this city’s got a rhythm that eases the pain Southern values keep me steady each day Boots on the ice, but I won’t stray [Chorus – soaring, triumphant] Got boots in the blizzard, grit in my bones Southern soul in a Boston stone Cheer for the Sox when the green monster moans Home’s in my heart, wherever I roam [Final Chorus – full, heartfelt] Got boots in the blizzard, grit in my bones Southern soul in a Boston stone Cheer for the Sox till the final out’s known Home’s in my heart, wherever I roam [Outro – fading guitar, soft fiddle] Snow melts slow on my scuffed-up boots Home’s just a feeling, no roots to lose