"Ain't Built For Leaving" lyrics

Son, don't ya go on dreamin'
There's good work right at home
Enough around here to make a livin'
And feed a family of your own
See, I grew up in this ol' haven
Watching daddy see things through
And if I'm lucky, maybe someday
I'll spend my whole life here too

Guess I ain't built for leavin'
Stuck in these old pine roots
I wear my father's hands these days
Lord knows I've paid my dues
I spent half my life believin'
There was something else to prove
Still I wind up in the same ol' boots
'Cause the ones I love still do

My boy came asking questions
About why I work so late
My wife just smiled and shook her head
Said, "You're turning into him these days"
Funny how the things you run from
End up written on your face

Guess I ain't built for leavin'
Stuck in these old pine roots
I wear my father's hands these days
Lord knows I've paid my dues
I spent half my life believin'
There was something else to prove
Still I wind up in the same ol' boots
'Cause the ones I love still do

Guess I ain't built for leavin'
Stuck in these old pine roots
I wear my father's hands these days
Lord knows I've paid my dues
I spent half my life believin'
There was something else to prove
Still I wind up in the same ol' boots
'Cause the ones I love still do
'Cause the ones I love still do

So here I am in my old boots
And someday, son, you will too