walkin' dry

Verse 1

Fifty miles of dust ahead, sun stuck high and mean

Boots worn thin, each step cuts, nowhere left to lean

He rides tall on that old horse, shadow on my track

Got a canteen on his side, won’t let me touch that

Pre-Chorus

My lips crack, I taste the sand

He just smiles, I understand

Chorus

I’m walking dry, I’m walking slow

Fire in my chest, nowhere to go

Heat on my back, ground like flame

He says keep moving, calls my name

I fall, get up, then fall again

Sky spins hard, I count to ten

If I don’t make it through this land

Tell ‘em I fought with empty hands

Verse 2

Buzzards circle overhead, drawing tighter rings

Every breath a heavy weight, every heartbeat stings

He kicks dust with every step, keeps me in his sight

Says the end is coming soon, won’t say day or night

Pre-Chorus

My knees shake, I lose my pace

I see nothing but his face

Chorus

I’m walking dry, I’m walking slow

Fire in my chest, nowhere to go

Heat on my back, ground like flame

He says keep moving, calls my name

I fall, get up, then fall again

Sky spins hard, I count to ten

If I don’t make it through this land

Tell ‘em I fought with empty hands

Bridge

I hear water in my mind

But there’s nothing I can find

Every step feels like my last

All I see is burning past

Final Chorus

I’m walking dry, I’m sinking low

No more strength left in my bones

Heat takes hold, I lose the line

I drop right here in open time

He rides on, I hit the ground

No one left to hear the sound

Fifty miles I gave my stand

Then I fade into the sand