"Ten Pairs Of Boots" lyrics

Ten pairs of boots ago
Co-op, seven years old
Got 'em with room to grow
'Cause Daddy told me so

If I wasn't Jake the Snake in 'em
I was damn John Wayne in 'em
By the time I turned eight in 'em
Thought I was grown as I was only

Eight pairs of boots ago
Halfway past twelve years old
Baptist-church-stained-glass glow
I went down to save my soul

Man, I swore I felt a call in 'em
I was gonna walk the walk in 'em
I never touched alcohol in 'em
But like them Justins, messed that up, just
Six pairs of boots ago

Eighteen, met Jack and Coke
Then tore off down that road
Hard head as them steel toes
Left under a bed left cold

A different girl every night in 'em
And I was kickin' out the lights in 'em
Devil walkin' by my side in 'em
The next four pairs just led me nowhere

Two pairs of boots ago
She said it's mine, she knows
I damn near dropped the phone
I thought my life was gone

And I was thinkin' "Oh, damn" in 'em
Had to face God's plan in 'em
But I became a man in 'em
Came full circle, found my purpose

One pair of boots ago
Co-op with my four-year-old
I said, "Leave room to grow."
I know how that story goes