Lyrics
[Verse 1] Red clay on my boots again From that long hard county road Your goodbye still sits in the cab Like a weight I never told I can taste that summer dust When I turn the engine low And I drive past your white porch light Like I’ve done for years, I know [Verse 2] Mama’s Bible on the dash Dad’s old lighter in my coat I been carrying these old ghosts Like a secret in my throat There’s a scar across this town From the day you let me fall Still I hear your name in my head When the crickets start to call [Pre-Chorus] And I tried to leave it behind But it follows every bend If the river knows my sorrow It keeps saying “come back in” [Chorus] Red clay rain Wash me clean Red clay rain Heal what’s been If you’re still out there Under that same moon Red clay rain Bring me home to you [Verse 3] Now the porch boards creak at night And the pecan tree leans in I can feel that old desire Like a match that wants the wind Every mile I made without you Just came circling to this And the hardest thing I ever did Was to stand here and admit [Pre-Chorus] I’m not proud of all I buried I’m not made of stone and steel If the dark can keep a promise Let it teach me how to heal [Chorus] Red clay rain Wash me clean Red clay rain Heal what’s been If you’re still out there Under that same moon Red clay rain Bring me home to you [Bridge] Take this ache out of my chest Take this stain out of my hands I been lost in my own tracks Long enough to understand That every crack in my hard heart Was a door that wouldn’t close Now I’m standing in the downpour Let it find me, let it go [Chorus] Red clay rain Wash me clean Red clay rain Heal what’s been If you’re still out there Under that same moon Red clay rain Bring me home to you [Outro] Bring me home Bring me home Red clay rain Bring me home
