Dust and Wildflowers

[Verse 1] Sunrise paints the kitchen pane On her daddy's weathered farm again Boots scuff the worn linoleum floor Another day like the one before She knows the fields, the creek, the sky so wide But something whispers deep inside There's more to life than just this land A different tune, an unclaimed hand [Chorus] Then she found him where the shadows fall By the broken fence, beyond it all A cowboy lost, his spirit low Haunted by a past she didn't know With a heart as wide as open ground Her gentle love, a healing sound It wrapped around his weary soul Making the broken feel whole Unconditional, pure and deep Waking promises he swore he'd keep Oh, her love began to bring him 'round On that forgotten patch of ground [Verse 2] He was a ghost in dusty clothes A story etched in scars he chose To hide away, a bitter man Built walls no one could understand He stumbled into town one rain-soaked night A flicker fading in the pale streetlight She saw him there, beneath the eaves A soul adrift in autumn leaves [Chorus] Yeah, she found him where the shadows fall By the old saloon, against the wall A cowboy lost, his spirit low Haunted by a past she didn't know With a heart as wide as open ground Her gentle love, a healing sound It wrapped around his weary soul Making the broken feel whole Unconditional, pure and deep Waking promises he swore he'd keep Oh, her love began to bring him 'round On that forgotten patch of ground [Bridge] She didn't ask about the pain The stormy skies, the driving rain He'd weathered through his lonely years She just wiped away his silent tears With patience soft as summer rain She helped him bear the weight, the strain Of burdens he could finally share Finding solace in her tender care [Chorus] Yeah, she found him where the shadows fall In the quiet grace that mends us all That lost cowboy, spirit low Haunted by a past she helped him know Could be left behind, beneath the ground Her gentle love, that healing sound It wrapped around his weary soul Made the broken finally feel whole Unconditional, pure and deep Promises he vowed he'd keep Oh, her love restored the man she found On that sacred, hallowed ground [Outro] (Slow fade with acoustic guitar and soft harmonica)