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Published 10 days ago in Country, in album: Backroad Diaries
The Trail Keeps Rollin’
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This song is a bittersweet western tale about a fleeting connection formed on the open trail, where shared hardship feels like destiny until reality catches up. It reflects how hope and longing can grow in isolation, only to be undone when the road keeps moving and lives reveal the truths we couldn’t see in the moment.
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(Strophe)
I was drivin' cattle down that old red-dust line.
Three days out with nothin' heavy on my mind.
When I saw her limpin' through that empty stretch.
Looked like the desert winds had grabbed her breath.
She said her leg was busted, hadn't slept in a day.
Her fire burned down and her hope slipped away.
So I pulled her up, settled her behind my saddle horn.
Had no clue right then my whole world just got torn.
(Refrain)
But the trail keeps rollin', hearts keep goin'.
And sometimes you don't see the truth 'til it's showin'.
Thought we had somethin', thought we were runnin'.
Straight into a fire that felt like somethin' comin'.
Oh, we held on tight.
Through those three long nights.
But the trail keeps rollin', yeah, the trail keeps rollin' on.
(Strophe)
I carried her careful like the trail was glass.
She listened close when I talked about my past.
She tried to smile through the hurt she felt.
Three nights out there can make a stranger melt.
We shared old stories made of dust and sky.
And I swear I caught somethin' when she met my eye.
Thought maybe fate had thrown her my way.
And maybe she'd want me to ask her to stay someday.
(Refrain)
But the trail keeps rollin', hearts keep goin'.
And sometimes you don't see the truth 'til it's showin'.
Thought we had somethin', thought we were runnin'.
Straight into a fire that felt like somethin' comin'.
Oh, we held on tight.
Through those three long nights.
But the trail keeps rollin', yeah, the trail keeps rollin' on.
(Strophe)
Weeks went by, I cursed myself for leavin' her there.
Couldn't shake her laugh from hangin' in the air.
Then one dawn she showed up standin' at my gate.
My heart kicked hard like it couldn't wait.
But the door swung open - my kids ran outside.
And my woman stepped out, standin' by their side.
Saw the truth hit her like a desert storm.
And I knew right then I was never what she'd hoped for.
(Refrain)
But the trail keeps rollin', hearts keep goin'.
And sometimes you don't see the truth 'til it's showin'.
Thought we had somethin', thought we were runnin'.
Straight into a fire that felt like somethin' comin'.
Oh, we held on tight.
Through those three long nights.
But the trail keeps rollin', yeah, the trail keeps rollin' on.
I was drivin' cattle down that old red-dust line.
Three days out with nothin' heavy on my mind.
When I saw her limpin' through that empty stretch.
Looked like the desert winds had grabbed her breath.
She said her leg was busted, hadn't slept in a day.
Her fire burned down and her hope slipped away.
So I pulled her up, settled her behind my saddle horn.
Had no clue right then my whole world just got torn.
(Refrain)
But the trail keeps rollin', hearts keep goin'.
And sometimes you don't see the truth 'til it's showin'.
Thought we had somethin', thought we were runnin'.
Straight into a fire that felt like somethin' comin'.
Oh, we held on tight.
Through those three long nights.
But the trail keeps rollin', yeah, the trail keeps rollin' on.
(Strophe)
I carried her careful like the trail was glass.
She listened close when I talked about my past.
She tried to smile through the hurt she felt.
Three nights out there can make a stranger melt.
We shared old stories made of dust and sky.
And I swear I caught somethin' when she met my eye.
Thought maybe fate had thrown her my way.
And maybe she'd want me to ask her to stay someday.
(Refrain)
But the trail keeps rollin', hearts keep goin'.
And sometimes you don't see the truth 'til it's showin'.
Thought we had somethin', thought we were runnin'.
Straight into a fire that felt like somethin' comin'.
Oh, we held on tight.
Through those three long nights.
But the trail keeps rollin', yeah, the trail keeps rollin' on.
(Strophe)
Weeks went by, I cursed myself for leavin' her there.
Couldn't shake her laugh from hangin' in the air.
Then one dawn she showed up standin' at my gate.
My heart kicked hard like it couldn't wait.
But the door swung open - my kids ran outside.
And my woman stepped out, standin' by their side.
Saw the truth hit her like a desert storm.
And I knew right then I was never what she'd hoped for.
(Refrain)
But the trail keeps rollin', hearts keep goin'.
And sometimes you don't see the truth 'til it's showin'.
Thought we had somethin', thought we were runnin'.
Straight into a fire that felt like somethin' comin'.
Oh, we held on tight.
Through those three long nights.
But the trail keeps rollin', yeah, the trail keeps rollin' on.