Rust On the Wind

Lyrics: The fence is broke and the paint's all gone, Dust keeps blowin’ through the crack in the door, The mailbox leans like it’s holdin’ on To a time that felt more sweet. Now the sun sets low on a rusted gate, And the silence settles in— Just a man and his old six-string Where the echoes used to be heard. Rust on the wind, dust on the soul, Truth gets heavy when you're growin' old. Dreams don’t die, they just fade out slow Like the fire in a midnight coal. She left me with the springtime thaw, Said her heart just couldn’t wait. I watched her go out the door. Now I talk to stars and faded maps And a photo in my hand, While the headlines scream like a thunderclap Across this broken land. Rust on the wind, dust on the soul, Truth gets heavy when you're growin' old. Dreams don’t die, they just fade out slow Like the fire in a midnight coal. But I still believe in a better sun, That’ll rise on days to come. Where the rivers heal and the songs run free, And the lost find home in harmony. So I’ll sing to the trees, let the stories bend Through the cracks in time, let the heart ascend. Yeah, I’ll keep playin’ ‘til the chords all blend— With the rust... on the wind.