[Verse 1] I woke before the sun By the crack in the shed door My hands were cracked too From the work I had before Mamma left a skillet On the old stove to cool And I learned early How to make a little do The road was long and empty The bills were stacked like rain But your laugh on the back step Kept me steady in the pain [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Don’t run now” “Take it slow” “Love grows best Where hard hands go” [Chorus] Muddy boots and roses That’s the way we live Muddy boots and roses More than we can give When the night comes heavy We don’t fold, we hold Muddy boots and roses (make it through) [Verse 2] We fixed that broken fence line With a hammer and a prayer Hung shirts on the wire line Blue sky in your hair The town talked small But we laughed through the gate You brought bread and peaches I brought home the weight And every hard season Lost a little of its bite When your palm found mine In the middle of the night [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Don’t run now” “Take it slow” “Love grows best Where hard hands go” [Chorus] Muddy boots and roses That’s the way we live Muddy boots and roses More than we can give When the night comes heavy We don’t fold, we hold Muddy boots and roses (make it through) [Bridge] I seen the creek run muddy I seen the corn burn thin I seen the house go quiet Then fill back up again If the world goes shaking And the old roof bends I’ll still find you smiling At the far end of the week [Final Chorus] Muddy boots and roses That’s the way we live Muddy boots and roses More than we can give When the night comes heavy We don’t fold, we hold Muddy boots and roses (make it through) Muddy boots and roses Simple as the truth Muddy boots and roses I come home to you