Rusty Nail Hymns - Gravel Road (Rough and Real Acoustic)

Rusty Nail Hymns - Gravel Road (Rough and Real Acoustic)
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
You can take the highway, smooth and black
Never feel a bump, never look back
But I’ll turn off where the pavement ends
Where the gravel starts and the river bends
The ride is rough and the dust will fly
But you see more of the open sky
The easy road will put a man to sleep
But the rocky path is promises to keep

[Chorus]
Give me the gravel, give me the stone
Give me the way that I make my own
It shakes the bones and it wakes the soul
Makes you fight to keep control
You learn a lot when the tires slip
Tighten up your hands on the grip
The narrow road is the one I choose
With nothing left to lose

[Verse 2]
Every pothole has a tale to tell
Of folks who stumbled and folks who fell
But got back up and dusted off the jeans
Understanding what the journey means
I don't need the fast lane, passing by
I want to hear the gravel crunch and cry
Slow me down so I can see the truth
Lost along the highway of my youth

[Chorus]
Give me the gravel, give me the stone
Give me the way that I make my own
It shakes the bones and it wakes the soul
Makes you fight to keep control
You learn a lot when the tires slip
Tighten up your hands on the grip
The narrow road is the one I choose
With nothing left to lose

[Outro]
(Guitar mimics the sound of crunching gravel)
Keep on rolling.
Rough and real.
[End]
Tags: Road less traveled, country folk, resilience, life journey, narrow road, gravel road, authentic music.