These boots look a little rough
Yeah, they've seen better days
Hole in the sole and the side-stitching is frayed
But these boots are just like me
Stubborn as an old oak tree
Heels dug in and roots run deep
Come sunshine or the rain

I picked em up in Colorado when I played the rodeo
Pushed the pedal to the metal down this long and winding road
If you wanna get to know someone
Walk a mile in their shoes
My heart ain't on my sleeve
It's right here in these boots

Well, these boots get kicked off by the door
So they don't track in mud
Don't stay there long though
Guess traveling's in my blood
These boots have tapped along
As I watched some heroes sing my songs
Every time I put em on, they fit me like a glove

I finally got to wear em standing on that Opry stage
Walked the streets in Bakersfield
Where Buck and Haggard played
If you wanna get to know someone
Walk a mile in their shoes
My heart ain't on my sleeve
It's right here in these boots

They kept my feet on solid ground
When I let a good friend go
They came with me to chase this dream
That's so damn hard to hold
The secrets they could tell you, the stories that they know

They won't last forever, but good things never do
And I've made some real sweet memories right here in these boots
They're just scuffed up old brown leather
But man, I love these boots