Dirt On Me
Chris Bandi Lyrics

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V1
Sixteen stealin’ beer from a speed way stop
Ran through the woods runnin’ from the cops
The buzz was worth it even though I got,
a little dirt on me
V2
That next summer in my first car
Took a backroad curve just a little too hard

Lucky to walk away with a broken arm,
and a little dirt on me
Chorus
I got pages of me that are hard looking back through
Regret written into my skin like a tattoo
Hurting again sneaking in to the back pew
Tryin’ to come clean
If you wanna check on the reckless that I’ve done
Head on down to the town where I come from
Won’t take long cause everybody’s got some dirt on me
Oh yes, they do
V3
Looking back she could’ve been the one
But a I had few and kissed a new someone
She peeled out of the drive and slung a
Bunch of dirt me
That girls got some dirt on me
Chorus
I got pages of me that are hard looking back through
Regret written end of my skin like a tattoo
Hurting again sneaking in to the back pew
Tryin’ to come clean
If you wanna check on the reckless that I’ve done
Head on down to the town where I come from
Won’t take long cause everybody’s got some dirt on me
Oh yeah that’s right
Bridge
Toes in the mud and my heart beaten fast
Preacher man giving me a river water bath
It sure felt good washing off all that
Dirt on me
Yeah I had some dirt on me
Yeah
Chorus
I got pages of me that are hard looking back through
Regret written end of my skin like a tattoo
Hurting again sneaking in to the back pew
I finally came clean
If you wanna check on the reckless that I’ve done
Head on down to the town where I come from
Won’t take long cause everybody’s got some

dirt on me
Yeah they got some dirt on me yeah

Overall Meaning

The song "Dirt On Me" by Chris Bandi describes the singer's journey of growing up and making mistakes, which have left a mark on him like dirt on his skin. In the verses, the singer narrates his teenage shenanigans of stealing beer from a speedway stop and running from the cops, and driving recklessly on a backroad which resulted in a broken arm. Memories of these instances, which the singer labels as his "dirt," stay with him, and he acknowledges that everyone in his hometown has some dirt on him.

In the bridge, the singer talks about being baptized by the preacher and feeling cleansed as if his dirt has washed off, implying a sense of redemption. However, in the chorus, he expresses his deep regrets labelled as a tattoo on his skin, causing him pain and driving him to seek solace in the back pew. In the last chorus, the singer claims that he has finally come clean and owned up to his actions.

Overall, the song "Dirt On Me" speaks about owning up to one's past mistakes and recognizing that no one is perfect, and everyone has some dirt on them. It is a reminder that we all have something we're not proud of, but we shouldn't let that define us.

Line by Line Meaning

Sixteen stealin’ beer from a speed way stop
When I was 16, I stole some beer from a speedway convenience store.

Ran through the woods runnin’ from the cops
I had to run through the woods to avoid getting caught by the police.

The buzz was worth it even though I got, a little dirt on me
Even though I got caught and it left a stain on my record, the thrill was worth it.

That next summer in my first car
The following summer, I got my first car.

Took a backroad curve just a little too hard
I was reckless and took a curve on a back road too fast.

Lucky to walk away with a broken arm, and a little dirt on me
I was lucky to only break my arm in the accident, despite enduring more consequences in the future.

I got pages of me that are hard looking back through
I have a lot of past experiences that I now look back on with difficulty.

Regret written into my skin like a tattoo
The choices I've made have scarred me permanently, like a tattoo of regret.

Hurting again sneaking in to the back pew
I find myself in a state of pain again, seeking refuge in the back pew of a church.

Tryin’ to come clean
I'm attempting to face my past and be honest about it with myself and others.

If you wanna check on the reckless that I’ve done
If you want to know about the reckless things I've done in the past,

Head on down to the town where I come from
go to my hometown to find out.

Won’t take long cause everybody’s got some dirt on me
You won't have trouble finding people who know about my past mistakes because almost everyone knows something about me.

Looking back she could’ve been the one
In hindsight, I realize that a girl I knew could've been the one for me.

But a I had few and kissed a new someone
Unfortunately, I was not loyal to her and kissed someone new.

She peeled out of the drive and slung a bunch of dirt me
The girl I wronged drove away and left me in a cloud of dirt as a metaphor for what I had done to her.

Toes in the mud and my heart beaten fast
I remember a moment with my heart racing and my toes stuck in the mud.

Preacher man giving me a river water bath
A preacher helped me cleanse my soul by baptizing me in a river.

It sure felt good washing off all that dirt on me
It was relieving to wash off the various black marks on my record with the baptism.

I finally came clean
I'm making an effort to be honest and forthcoming about my past mistakes.

Yeah they got some dirt on me yeah
People who know me have a lot of information about my troubled past.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Matt Jenkins, Michael Wilson Hardy, Smith Anquist

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