Gravel & Gold Album Lyrics by Dierks Bentley

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Same Ol' Me

(One, two, three)

Well I gotta admit I got a little more roll than rock
A little more don't care with a little touch of gray on top
Time has a way of changin' things
Different dogs and different jeans
I got brand new strings
But, baby, I'm the same ol' me

Same ol' me with a hand on a Shiner
Same ol' me and this old guitar
Same ol' me on a new jetliner
Crashin' it in to the same ol' bar
If the neon's off if the neon's on
Same ol' me playin' all night long
Yeah, whatcha get is gonna be whatcha see
'Cause, baby, I'm the same ol' me

Well, I still love hard and I still love livin' fast
And I love the way that your love brings me back
Yeah, I wanted you then like I want you now
No matter how many roads these boots go down
I'll never leave
'Cause, baby, I'm the same ol' me

Same ol' me with a hand on a Shiner
Same ol' me and this old guitar
Same ol' me on a new jetliner
Crashin' it in to the same ol' bar
If the neon's off if the neon's on
Same ol' me playin' all night long
Yeah, whatcha get is gonna be whatcha see
'Cause, baby, I'm the same ol' me
Same ol' me

Same ol' guy, same ol' dude
Same ol' me still singin' to you
If all I am is all you need
Then all I ever wanna be is the

Same ol' me with a hand on a Shiner
Same ol' me and this old guitar
Same ol' me on a new jetliner
Crashin' it in to the same ol' bar
If the neon's off, if the neon's on
Same ol' me playin' all night long
Yeah, whatcha get is gonna be whatcha see
I'm still livin' a little bit crazy wild and free
And, baby, I'm the same ol' me, mm

Baby, I'm the same ol' me, mm

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Sun Sets In Colorado

My sun rose in a small town
Where I grew up way too fast
And some beach became my college years
Before it became my past
And California's where I learned to dream
But it never felt like home
It took a whole lot of miles
To find the place where I belong

So won't you come out here with me
And chase this Rocky Mountain freedom
Let that mile high air you breathe in
Wind you where the river rolls
Yeah, we're born where we're born
But I feel it deep down in my bones
My heart beats in Tennessee
But my sun sets in Colorado

I've danced beside the ocean
Got my blue jeans wet at high tide
My hands have reached for Heaven
From a New York City skyline
Oh, but nothing else compares
To the stardust on the snow caps
It's the kind of place you leave
Then you can't wait to go back

So won't you come out here with me
And chase this Rocky Mountain freedom
Let that mile high air you breathe in
Wind you where the river rolls
Yeah we're born where we're born
But I feel it deep down in my bones
My heart beats in Tennessee
But my sun sets in Colorado
Colorado

Come on

Sing an old New Grass song with me
Telluride along with me
Let's show 'em all just how to be
Footloose and wildflower free

Won't you come out here with me
And chase this Rocky Mountain freedom
Let that mile high air you breathe in
Wind you where the river rolls
Yeah, we're born where we're born
But I feel it deep down in my bones
My heart beats in Tennessee
But my sun sets in Colorado
Colorado

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Heartbreak Drinking Tour

You wanted the West Coast
So I gave it a try
I told you it ain't my speed
So you told me goodbye
I couldn't stay in LA
I wasn't ready to go home
Grabbed my guitar and my suitcase
Cranked it up and hit the road

And had some long necks in Las Vegas
Had some Tucson Tanqueray
Cuervo Gold in Silver City
Sipped some wine in Santa Fe
Girl, it just might take all fifty
Just to get you off my mind
On my heartbreak drinking tour
Gettin' over you one town at a time
Yeah, one town at a time

Four nights in different hotels
Didn't do the trick for me
Thank God I had a long way
Left to get to Tennessee
I'd pull off another exit
Shut down another bar
Yeah, I've come a long way, baby
But I never got too far on

April rain in Amarillo
Two Texola whiskey shots
Vrb in OK City
I got lit in Little Rock
Girl, it just might take all fifty
Just to get you off my mind
On my heartbreak drinking tour
Gettin' over you one town at a time
Yeah, one town at a time

Had some long necks in Las Vegas
Had some Tucson Tanqueray
Cuervo Gold in Silver City
I sipped some wine in Santa Fe
Yeah

April rain in Amarillo
Two Texola whiskey shots
Vrb in OK City
I got lit in Little Rock
Now I'm ninety miles from Nashville
And I'm finally feelin' fine
On my heartbreak drinking tour
Gettin' over you one town at a time

Yeah, one town at a time
One town at a time
Getting over you one town at a time

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Something Real

Sometimes, a crowd makes me lonely
Sometimes, a shot just makes me sad
Sometimes, I miss that old small town, slow down
Life I kinda wish that I still had

I can't really pour my heart out
On the FM radio
'Cause the way I'm really feeling
Won't fill up the coliseum, I'm on the edge of Tupelo

Yeah, I need a little backbone in my backbeat
I need a little lifelong in my front seat
I need the kinda moments that make my whole wide world stand still
I wanna hear about a deep cut, a heartbreak
Yeah, tell me 'bout your hard times, your mistakes
Give me something that'll burn, I can turn into something I can feel
Yeah, I want somethin' real, somethin' real

I like a long drive down a backroad
And pretty girls sitting at a bar
But those roads don't go forever, pickup lines don't always get her
And that neon just goes dark

I wanna climb up on a mountain
I want a love that feels like home
Yeah, I want a conversation
Like a sunset and a song, I can feel down in my bones

Yeah, I need a little backbone in my backbeat
I need a little lifelong in my front seat
I need the kinda moments that make my whole wide world stand still
I wanna hear about a deep cut, a heartbreak
Yeah, tell me 'bout your hard times, your mistakes
Give me somethin' that'll burn, I can turn into somethin' I can feel

Yeah, I want something real strong
Yeah, something I can hold onto
When the red dirt settles down
And there's nothing left around
I'm just lookin' for some truth
I'm just lookin' for some truth

I need a little backbone in my backbeat
I need a little lifelong in my front seat
I need the kinda moments that make my whole wide world stand still
Yeah, I wanna hear about a deep cut, a heartbreak
Yeah, tell me 'bout your hard times, your mistakes
Give me somethin' that'll burn I can turn into somethin' I can feel

Yeah, I want somethin' real
Yeah, I want somethin' real
Yeah, I want somethin' real
Yeah I need somethin' real
Something real
Whoa-whoa, yeah, I want something real

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Still

Sometimes, the weight of the world that's on my shoulders
Is nothing but the heavy thoughts in my head
When they get all twisted up and tangled, I unravel
Down a less traveled road, where my soul can be fed

When there's no peace to be found
I head for hallowed ground
I still feel at home up on some lonely hill
In the blink of an eye, my head's clear as the sky
Like the trees with no breeze, my heart is still
Where the world's the way God made it still

There's nothing like the sound of a rollin' Rocky river
To help my worries roll right off my back
Let that crisp air take my breath away each morning
And dip that mountain sunrise in my coffee black

When there's no peace to be found
I head for hallowed ground
I still feel at home up on some lonely hill
In the blink of an eye, my head's clear as the sky
Like the trees with no breeze, my heart is still
Where the world's the way God made it still

In the blink of an eye, my head's clear as the sky
And like the trees with no breeze, my heart is still
Where the world's the way God made it still
Let it stay the way God made it still

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Beer At My Funeral

When I die don't ya cry, ask the big guy why
Go buy a suit and a tie, or a dress
I've had fun, a good run on my trips around the sun
I'm one son of a gun who's been blessed
Just raise up a glass or a flask when I pass
'Cause I ask with my last request

They better have cold beer at my funeral
They better play good country music
When they lay me low
They better have cold beer at my funeral
If they don't, I ain't gonna go
That's right

It's a fact that a black Cadillac hearse
Lacks six packs, so just back my old Chevy
To the door when you're sure I can't pour no more
For my encore tour up to Heaven
Bye y'all, that's all, hope you all had a ball
Turnin' my last call up to eleven

They better have cold beer at my funeral
They better play good country music
When they lay me low
They better have cold beer at my funeral
If they don't I ain't gonna go

Here we go

Well, beer me, the dearly departed
Don't be sad and broken hearted
Life's been a hell of a party
So pop a top, pop a top
So the party won't stop

They better have cold beer at my funeral
They better play good country music
When they lay me low
They better have cold beer at my funeral
If they don't, hell, I ain't gonna go

Yeah, If they don't, I ain't gonna go
No, I ain't
Think I'll just stay home

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Cowboy Boots

They were made to ride and ramble
They were made for desert stars
They ain't broke in 'til they've broken
A few horses and some hearts
Kickin' dust up instead of habits
Got some bad ones they should lose
That's why they call 'em cowboy boots

They were made to count a band off
Two-step across the floor
Push down on the throttle
Hide a bottle, kick down doors
They'll make you feel ten feet tall
And cool like Chris LeDoux
That's why they call 'em cowboy boots

Don't be surprised
They got a warning in their name
And the one that's got 'em on
Can't take all the blame
They got a reckless reputation that they always live up to
That's why they call 'em cowboy boots

They were made to crush a beer can
Stomp out a cigarette
They were made to wear 'til they wear out
So I ain't hung mine up yet
They're good at holding ground
But these ropers ain't got roots
That's why they call 'em cowboy boots

Don't be surprised
They got a warning in their name
And the one that's got 'em on
Can't take all the blame
They got a reckless reputation that they always live up to
That's why they call 'em cowboy boots

They're good at goodbye
Gettin' gone's what they do
I had to learn the hard way
That cowgirls wear 'em too

Don't be surprised
They got a warning in their name
And the one that's got 'em on
Yeah, can't take all the blame
They got a reckless reputation that they always live up to
Rollin' in just like the wind and leavin' right out of the blue
Yeah, they always do
That's why they call 'em cowboy boots

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Gold

It ain't easy
Nobody said it would be
You finally find that greener grass
But you're still in the weeds
Ain't it crazy
All the time that you spend
Drivin' through the rainbow for the pot at the end

I got some rust on my Chevy but it's ready to roll
I got a rhinestone sky and a song in my soul
It ain't a smooth ride, life, it's a winding road
Yeah, it might be gravel, but it feels like gold

I've been climbing
Tryna get to the view
I'm at the bottom but the sky's still pretty damn blue
They say heaven
Is somewhere on the other side
But I ain't waitin'
Hell, I'm thinkin', it's a state of mind

I got some rust on my Chevy but it's ready to roll
I got a rhinestone sky and a song in my soul
It ain't a smooth ride, life, it's a winding road
Yeah, it might be gravel, but it feels like gold

Yeah, it feels like gold
Yeah, it feels like gold

Got my baby sittin' by me
Shinin' like a diamond
Only silver linings in the clouds
And if it starts to rain
I don't worry 'bout a thing
I pull my rose colored Ray-Bans out

I got some rust on my Chevy but it's ready to roll
I got a rhinestone sky and a song in my soul
It ain't a smooth ride, life, it's a winding road
Yeah, it might be gravel, but it feels like gold

Yeah, it feels like gold (yeah, it does)
Yeah, it feels like gold

It ain't a smooth ride, life, it's a winding road
Yeah, it might be gravel, but it feels like gold (one, two, three)

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Walking Each Other Home

Kerouac gave me a book of poems and Silverstein gave me a song
And Martin gave me a D18 so I could play along
And they've all been fine companions to help me get to get to where I'm goin'
I guess we're all just walkin' each other home

Well, I gave the first one my class ring, and she taught me how to hope
And the third one taught me how to keep on bending 'til you're broke
And broke is where you found me, and you turned me right to gold
I guess we're all just walkin' each other home

So take the low road, take the high road
Take whatever road you're on
Sometimes the wrong one leads you right
Sometimes the right one leads you wrong
And the world just keeps on spinnin'
So find a hand for holdin' on
'Cause we're all just walkin' each other home

Two men sittin' on a bench, new friends growin' old
White and black and laughin' at some story being told
Throwin' breadcrumbs to the sparrows now that both their wives are gone
I guess we're all just walkin' each other home

So take the low road, take the high road
Take whatever road you're on
Sometimes the wrong one leads you right
And sometimes the right one leads you wrong
But the world just keeps on spinnin'
So find a hand for holdin' on
'Cause we're all just walkin' each other home

One day sons turn into dads, and one day dads turn into dust
Can't tell if I was leadin' him, or if he was leadin' us
And even though I might get lonely, I'll always know I'm not alone
'Cause we're all just walkin' each other home

So take the low road, take the high road
Take whatever road you're on
Sometimes the wrong one leads you right
Sometimes the right one leads you wrong
And the world just keeps on spinnin'
So find a hand for holdin' on
'Cause we're all just walkin' each other home
Walkin' each other home
We're all just walkin' each other home

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Roll On

I was down for buyin' that house
And puttin' down a couple roots
The front porch woulda been a good place
To kick off my ramblin' boots

But girl, there's a world waitin' out there
That we ain't never seen
So pack up a tent and a sleeping bag
And meet me in the front seat

And we'll roll on
Like a goodbye down the highway
See some miles and dream about what's over that next hill
Roll on
Baby, we've been here, so why stay?
Life ain't gonna find us if we keep on standin' still
Roll on

We can spend a couple months
Runnin' up and down the coast
Check in on your mom and dad
On a swing through Colorado
Yeah, anywhere you wanna go

And we'll roll on
Like a goodbye down the highway
See some miles and dream about what's over that next hill
Roll on
Baby, we've been here, so why stay?
Life ain't gonna find us if we keep on standin' still
Roll on
We gotta roll on

As long as we keep dreamin' on a new star
Life'll be wherever you and me are

And we'll roll on
Like a goodbye down the highway
See some miles and dream about what's over that next hill
Roll on
Baby, we've been here, so why stay?
Life ain't gonna find us if we keep on standin' still
Life ain't gonna find us if we keep on standin' still
Roll on

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All The Right Places

It's been done at an old-school honky tonk dive
As I watched the neon burn outta her eyes
It's been done at a beach at the end of a pier
As the summer turned cold and the sun disappeared

Yeah, it hurt and sometimes it still does
But at the end of the day, what can I say?
I lived it up

My heart's been broke in all the right places
All the cliche kinda movie scenes
Burns so good, I can still taste it
Still get wasted on the memory
Friday nights in carnival rides
Out of left field when it felt so right
At a red light, even on a boat
Yeah, my heart's been broke

My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke in all the right places

It's happened in a driveway sitting in a car
As the first drop of rain hit the windshield hard
It's happened at a party on New Year's Eve
When a kiss turned into "It's not you, it's me"

Yeah, it hurt and sometimes it still does
But at the end of the day, what can I say?
I lived it up

My heart's been broke in all the right places
All the cliche kinda movie scenes
Burns so good, I can still taste it
Still get wasted on the memory
Friday nights in carnival rides
Out of left field when it felt so right
At a red light, even on a boat
Yeah, my heart's been broke

My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke in all the right places

They keep telling me if it's meant to be
It'll be but that ain't ever worked for me
Yeah, maybe it'll all work out someday
But if it don't, it don't, and at least I can say

My heart's been broke in all the right places
All the cliche kinda movie scenes
Burns so good, I can still taste it
Still get wasted on the memory
Friday nights in carnival rides
Out of left field when it felt so right
At a red light, even on a boat
Yeah, my heart's been broke

My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke in all the right places (in all the right places)
My heart's been broke in all the right places (in all the right places)
My heart's been broke in all the right places

My heart's been broke in all the right places (in all the right places)
My heart's been broke in all the right places
Yeah, maybe it'll all work out one day
My heart's been broke in all the right places
But if it don't, it don't, and at least I can say
My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke in all the right places (in all the right places)
My heart's been broke in all the right places (yeah, yeah, yeah)
My heart's been broke in all the right places

My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke in all the right places
My heart's been broke

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Ain't All Bad

I can see how fast I'm goin' now
'Cause I took your picture off my dash
And I can drink twice the drinks at the bar
'Cause now I've got twice the cash
Put my stations back on country
Fish or football every Sunday
More parkin' for my buddies since you packed
Yeah girl, since you been gone, it ain't all good
But it ain't all bad

Lately, I've been drinkin'
On the brighter side of leavin'
Finding silver linings in
This Cuervo Gold shot glass
It ain't heaven in this honky tonk
But it ain't hell since you been gone
I lost you but at least I've got the old me back
Yeah girl, since you been gone, it ain't all good
But it ain't all bad

I've been swiping right ever since you left
And old friends are comin' back around, huh
And I'm findin' out there's more than a few
Upsides of being down
There's some bachelorettes from Baton Rouge
Asked one to dance to Neon Moon
She shot me down but at least I got to ask
Yeah girl, since you been gone, it ain't all good
But it ain't all bad

'Cause lately, I've been drinkin'
On the brighter side of leavin'
Finding silver linings in
This Cuervo Gold shot glass
It ain't heaven in this honky tonk
But it ain't hell since you been gone
I lost you but at least I got the old me back
Yeah girl, since you been gone, it ain't all good
But it ain't all bad

(No, it ain't)

It ain't all sunny days
It ain't all cloudy skies
It ain't all movin' on
It ain't all barely gettin' by

'Cause lately, I've been drinkin'
On the brighter side of leavin'
Finding silver linings in
This Cuervo Gold shot glass
It ain't heaven in this honky tonk
But it ain't hell since you been gone
I lost you but at least I've got the old me back
Yeah girl, since you been gone, it ain't all good
Can't say I'm all the way out of the woods
But I'm probably doing better than I should
'Cause it ain't all bad

Ah, it ain't all bad

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Old Pickup

I can hear that bluebird
Out in the yard singin'
Slap of a screen door
That front porch swing creakin'
You kickin' your shoes off
To a song we used to know
Sounds like Luckenbach
Makes me wanna go

Buy an old pickup
Just drive you around
Dial up some AM
Hand crank the window down
Reach in the glove box
Pull out that paper map
Find a forgotten road
One that'll take us back in time
Makes me wanna go buy an old pickup

Ain't got no console
So you can slide on over
Gotta love that bench seat
And your head on my shoulder
I could use a little simplify
Just you and the radio
Somethin' in the air tonight
Makes me wanna go

Buy an old pickup
Just drive you around
Dial up some AM
Hand crank the window down
Reach in the glove box
Pull out that paper map
Find a forgotten road
One that'll take us
Down to a riverbank
Back up that short bed
Watch that sun sink
See what happens next

(Drive you around)

Mm
Makes me wanna go buy an old pickup
Just drive you around
Dial up 650
Hand crank a window down
Reach in the glove box
Pull out that paper map
Find a forgotten road
One that'll take us back in time
Makes me wanna go buy an old pickup
Buy an old pickup
Just drive you around, mm

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High Note

If they ever drop the big one, I got me a plan
I won't be in no bunker eatin' peaches from a can
I'll be holed up in the basement with two very special guests
A big ol' stack of Flatt and Scruggs and a bag of Willie's best

Goin' out on a high note
A blaze of glory lit in my left hand
I'm goin' out on a high note
Like a tenor in an old hillbilly band

Mmhm

Now it ain't Armageddon, but the weekend's finally here
Yeah, some folks wanna rock and roll and drink a downtown beer
Oh, but me and my sweet baby just crossed the great divide
And we're rollin' like a banjo straight into Telluride

Goin' out on a high note
A blaze of glory lit in my left hand
I'm goin' out on a high note
Like a tenor in an old hillbilly band

Ain't gonna run, ain't gonna hide
I'm just gonna take a ride
Yeah, I'll be fine on judgement day
With a G-Run and a J

I'm goin' out on a high note
A blaze of glory lit in my left hand
I'm goin' out (I'm going out) on a high note
Like a tenor in an old hillbilly band
Like a tenor in an old hillbilly band
Yeah, that's my plan