Tried, Tested, and True

Verse 1

Old

Dusty boots

Scuffing up the pine

Left the valley far behind

Broken buckles on your belt

Copper

Shining through

You don't hide the dents

Chorus

You've been tried by the tide

You've been tested by the rain

I'll take you at your word

'Cause you are what you claim

There's a story to be told

And it's all there in your name

Tried, tested, and true

I know that you'll always come through

Tried, tested, and true

Post-Chorus

Always come through

Yeah

True

Verse 2

No

Cheap talk

Heavy iron heart

Cold mornings where we start

Salt on the window sill

Maybe it's the wind

Maybe it's the wood

Maybe it's the weight

Grit

Sticking to your skin

Muddy tires spinning in the red dirt

Chorus

You've been tried by the tide

You've been tested by the rain

I'll take you at your word

'Cause you are what you claim

There's a story to be told

And it's all there in your name

Tried, tested, and true

I know that you'll always come through

Tried, tested, and true

Bridge

I saw the river rise

I saw the bridge bend

I saw the storm end

Steady as the sunrise

Turning the dark into gold

Building a house that can't be sold

Chorus

You've been tried by the tide

You've been tested by the rain

I'll take you at your word

'Cause you are what you claim

There's a story to be told

And it's all there in your name

Tried, tested, and true

I know that you'll always come through

Tried, tested, and true

Post-Chorus

Always come through

Tried and true

Yeah

Tried and true