Never Know Who is Passing By

Verse 1

A note slipped into the leather seam

Before the light could break the dream

No name, just a wildflower pressed inside

And a thread pulled loose from the mornin' tide

Pre-Chorus

You wear your denim like armor plate

Never turn to see who's at the gate

Just a shadow ducking past the well

A story that I'll never tell

Chorus

Somewhere down the trail a stranger walks with you

Reading half a letter, never sees it through

Someone left the water where your horse could drink

Someone's tracing letters that you'll never link

Tipping your hat to an empty sky

Never knowing who is passing by

Verse 2

Working the timber, you don't see

The stones cleared out along the tree

A ribbon left beside the spring

You look around, hear not a thing

Pre-Chorus

You wear your denim like armor plate

Never turn to see who's at the gate

Just a shadow ducking past the well

A story that I'll never tell

Chorus

Somewhere down the trail a stranger walks with you

Reading half a letter, never sees it through

Someone left the water where your horse could drink

Someone's tracing letters that you'll never link

Tipping your hat to an empty sky

Never knowing who is passing by

Bridge

One of these days I'll step from the barn's own shade

Let the sun undo the game I made

Trace one letter till the name comes clear

And whisper it soft enough for you to hear

Chorus

Somewhere down the trail a stranger walks with you

Reading half a letter, never sees it through

Someone left the water where your horse could drink

Someone's tracing letters that you'll never link

Tipping your hat to an empty sky

Never knowing who is passing by

Outro

Just another note tucked in the vest...

One line closer than all the rest.

Somewhere, someone's watching...

As the sunset fades.