God Don't Fix Rust

Verse 1

Too big for the town that broke me down Life whispered, “Boy, there’s more around” So I packed my hurt, my busted trust Thought I’d find hope in Amarillo’s dust

Verse 2

No job left to anchor me My gal ran off with my family tree The dog lost a fight where the coyotes fed Now it’s just me and ghosts I can’t shed

Chorus

God don’t fix rust...He just lets it fade Like a paint-chipped truck in a slow parade Life runs downhill, don’t need a shove Hits from the flask don’t feel like love Amarillo won’t save a soul like me Just another town where I can’t be free

Verse 3

I loaded the F-250 with pain Winchester riding shotgun in the rain Whiskey tucked inside the glove box tight Next to a photo that still grieves at night

Bridge

The truck coughed smoke on I-40 west Pulled into a joint, just like the rest She sat alone, eyes hollow and red We both wore stories we left unsaid

Chorus

God don’t fix rust...He just lets it be Like a barstool bent from too many fights Life don’t shine, it just flickers at night You can run all you want, it still ends the same A full tank of gas and a rearview full of shame And Amarillo ain’t redemption’s gate It’s just a longer road to the same old fate

Verse 4

Things don’t get better...they just get known A man like me don’t belong away from home So I tipped my hat to the neon dust... Because God don’t fix rust.

Outro

God don’t fix rust.