Gravel & Dirt

I had no reason to tell the truth
And I had no reason to lie
It doesn’t count that I survived my wild youth
And it won’t matter when I die

Chorus
And you’d have see it that way too
If like me you grew up on the
Corner of gravel and dirt
You’d have kept things in perspective
Not get too reflective
And just move on from the
Corner of gravel and dirt

That town had only one-ways and dead ends
Blind curves, near misses and bad breaks
Journeys with no endings only beginnings
To get away I busted through a barricade

Chorus
And you’d have done it that way too
If like me you grew up, on the
Corner of gravel and dirt
You’d have made your mama weep
When you finally made that leap
And just moved on from the
Corner of gravel and dirt

Bridge
Now I keep moving just as far as I can
Further I go the more I learn who I am
I’ve felt the three kinds of pain, and seen the four kinds of rain
I’ve changed a hundred ways in my life, but I never changed my name

Chorus
And you might feel that way too
If like me you grew up, on the
Corner of gravel and dirt
You’d have found your way to steer
Along the road that brought you here
A long, long ways from the
Corner of gravel and dirt