Lee Johnson

Dirt Road and Your Dreams

Credits
Lyric Credits: Townley/Johnson
Music Credits: Lee Johnson
Producer Credits: Lee Johnson
Publisher Credits: Townley/Johnson
Performance Credits: Johnson/Wolf
Label Credits: None
Description
Short Song Description:
A story about a girl from a small town going off to college to live her dreams
Long Song Description:
the main message is, as you go off into the big world, dont forget where you came from. When times are tough, your roots help you get thru.
Story Behind the Song:
Based on a true story
Metadata
Song Length: 3:00
Primary Genre: Country-General
Secondary Genre: Pop-Rock
Tempo / Feel: Medium Slow (91 - 110)
Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
Lyrics
Dirt Road and Your Dreams
Copyright Townley/Johnson

She hung the feed pail on a bent up nail
And shut the barn door one last time
Left her boots out back, grabbed the bags she'd packed
Had to catch the bus at nine
To leave behind her cornfield life For the lights of Witchita State
Kissed her folks goodbye and for a hundred miles Could still hear mama sayin

Don't let go .. of your dirt road and your dreams
Where you're from's... gonna get through... to where you wanna be
When tomorrow seems too big and how to get there's hard to see
Don't let go...of your dirt road and your dreams

When school got hard she'd think of the farm
How it'd be eas'er doin chores
Then would see her dad tillin' up the land
So she'd have a real chance for
A life beyond their worn out porch
A shot at more than fields and hay
When she'd bend mama's ear she'd us'lly hear
Mama had the whole church prayin

(chorus, then bridge)

Dream...as big as you can, Follow...where faith leads
Hang onto the lessons, that you've learned, and always believe....

(breakdown chorus, then big, then vamps)



Copyright Mitch Townley/Lee Johnson
Contact: Lee Johnson
303.442.2379 hm/wk; 303.775.1622 cell/nashville
lee@leejohnsonsongs.com; www.leejohnsonsongs.com