Dusty Road Down South

[Verse] A silhouette in the moonlight Shadows cast long His footsteps crunched the gravel Singing a lonesome song With a heart full of fire And fear in his eyes He’s running from the whispers and the blatant lies [Verse 2] That white town behind him A place he don’t belong Where the air’s thick with judgment and the nights grow long His dreams tethered by a tether Tightened by their hands But he’s breaking free tonight Escaping barren lands [Chorus] Oh Dusty road down South where the freedom winds blow Gonna leave that broken past Let the river's current know That a man ain’t naught but a color to his soul He’s bound for brighter morrows Breaking from their control [Bridge] Underneath the Southern sky Stars watch over his plight He’s got miles left to journey before he tastes the night With every step he takes He’s nudging toward the dawn A new day’s horizon Where his spirit can be drawn [Verse 3] Perils lie ahead But he’s got a heart of gold Against the bitter coldness His courage tenfold He's a tale untold By the fire’s glow In the forests deep where free spirits go [Chorus] Oh Dusty road down South where the freedom winds blow Gonna leave that broken past Let the river's current know That a man ain’t naught but a color to his soul He’s bound for brighter morrows Breaking from their control