Stones
David R. Watson Lyrics

I'm muddy boots outside your door
I am here at your doorstep with dirt on my boots

I'm old blue jeans on your bedroom floor
I am the jeans you left on the floor

I might hang my hat and hang around for a little while
I might stay for a bit and keep you company

You're all alone with no one to hold
You are by yourself with no one to hug

But that ring you wear is solid gold
You married someone else and have a valuable ring

Ever since the day I walked you down the aisle
I have been in love with you since I gave you away at your wedding

I'm driftwood, I'm a tumbleweed
I am like a piece of wood or a plant that is forced to wander

I ride the wind like a wildwood seed
I travel around aimlessly like a plant seed in the wind

Beneath a midnight moon I think of us
I reflect on our relationship under the night sky

A heart like yours is hard to find
It is challenging to find someone with a heart like yours

You're always gentle on my mind
You are always on my thoughts and you have a calming effect on me

But if these wheels don't turn they'll start to rust
If I do not keep moving and traveling, I will become stale

While I'm rockin' and a rollin' like a rolling stone
While I am moving around tirelessly, like a stone that rolls

On a big rig rollin' down a long and lonely road
Driving a large truck down a lengthy, desolate road

Up and under highways, high wires and high line poles
Going over, under, and through different road structures and power lines

You're my rock and I'm your rolling stone
You are my anchor while I am always on the go

It's a brand new song same ol' verse
This feels like a new chapter, but it is just a continuation of the past

This black top blessing is a curse
The open road may be exciting, but it has its drawbacks

But you know I've come too far to turn back now
I have put in too much effort to give up on this journey

Week after week mile after mile
Continuously driving for extended periods

You save me with your sacred smile
Your smile uplifts me and gives me hope

And you love me still but lord I don't know how
You still care for me but I cannot fathom why

You know I'd rather be holding you than holding this old guitar
I would prefer to be hugging you instead of playing my guitar

I play your heart like a sad song while I chase this distant star
I use your love like an emotional melody while pursuing my distant dreams

You know my heart's always at home and this highway's always blue
I have a home in my heart, but this journey still makes me feel sad

Over my endless love affair with this old guitar and you
Describing my love for both my guitar and you, without choosing between the two

And you
You are the one I am singing to throughout the whole song

And you
Reiterating that this song is about you, and only you

And you
Emphasizing that the message is for you, specifically