(lighter flicks, inhale and exhale)
Talking: Turn this up right here, yeah... this beat is boss, got that
real good nostalgic feel to it, you know what i'm sayin'?
like you could just put your car on cruise control and just drive
or if you're alone you know, you're at home...
just kick back and chill, you feel me?
That's wha'sup

Chorus: This 'ole dusty trail can get so dark and so cold
sometimes it gets so hard when you walk it alone
but if you keep movin' on then one day you'll look up
and see the speed bumps were worth it cuz their what made us
(2X)

It's been another sleepless night with me stayin' awake
cuz these words flood my mind and I can't help but think
is there somethin' wrong with my brain?
will it ever go away? will my words form together into somethin' sensably made?
everyone has questions that need answering in this life
deeper things then the basics like the difference between wrong and right
i'm a believer in God, the bible, and the cross
I try to keep on the path but I admit that I get lost
in this world so cold, it's so easy to lose faith
but you gotta keep movin' on and pick up the pieces along the way
but this trail is so worn from the folks who've gone before me
and I feel the ache of my convictions in every part of my anatomy
but I still can't help feelin' i'm destined for greatness
as I travel this 'ole dusty trail I wonder if i'll ever make it
even though I know it's sometimes hard for us all
we'll conquer this 'ole dusty trail called life before we fall

Chorus: This 'ole dusty trail can get so dark and so cold
sometimes it gets so hard when you walk it alone
but if you keep movin' on then one day you'll look up
and see the speed bumps were worth it cuz their what made us
(2X)

I'm walkin' by myself down an 'ole dusty trail
kickin' rocks, carrying a box of memories that describe my tale
that I call my life, some cut me like a knife
but mostly happy memories of my little boy and my wife
I remember it all, the good and the bad
the pain i've endured and the amazing times i've had
so one step at a time I pick a memory and think
that i'm glad I didn't blink and miss these tiny little moments that make up the links
that hold me and check, so I stop and dry my neck and know that I have avoided the wreck
that my life could've been so I walk on with a grin
full of joy and hope for what the future will bring
it doesn't really matter if you try and fail
you gotta keep on walkin' that 'ole dusty trail
even if you're worn out, tired, and frail
you gotta keep on marchin' down that 'ole dusty trail

Chorus:
This 'ole dusty trail can get so dark and so cold
sometimes it gets so hard when you walk it alone
but if you keep movin' on then one day you'll look up
and see the speed bumps were worth it cuz their what made us
(2X)

Talking: You know when someone tells you to kick rocks?
they mean you gotta move on with ya life, ya gotta hit that 'ole dusty trail... we all walk the same road weather we want to or not, no matter how much we fight it. every road you take, it's... it's another chapter in your life, you just gotta kick the dust off your shoes and keep goin' on you know? this is our lives, the 'ole dusty trail.