Wayne Orr

Writer 🕹️ Poet 🕹️ Lyricist


“Dust and Devotion

Verse 1
Sunset paints the porch in gold,
Your laugh’s a story I’ll never outgrow.
Brought you daisies, whispered “I do” too soon—
Now I’m buildin’ a life ’neath this Tennessee moon.

Chorus
Oh darlin’, I’ll ride every backroad to your heart,
Break every fence just to prove we’ll never part.
A golden band, a preacher’s stand—
I’ll work these hands till they earn your “yes, I can.”

Verse 2
Storms tried drownin’ our fields last spring,
But you held me close like a promise you’d keep.
Danced you barefoot through the starlit rows,
Swore this old farm’s where our roots’ll grow.

Chorus
Oh darlin’, I’ll ride every backroad to your heart,
Break every fence just to prove we’ll never part.
A golden band, a preacher’s stand—
I’ll work these hands till they earn your “yes, I can.”

Bridge
Midnight confession by the rusted truck,
Kneelin’ in gravel, prayin’ luck don’t run out.
Your mama’s quilt, my granddad’s vow—
Ain’t no love richer than the one we’re plowin’ now.

Outro
So tie your dreams to mine, let’s sway slow,
Two souls in a waltz only heaven knows.
Forever starts in your daddy’s front yard—
My heart’s your homestead, baby, no lookin’ back.

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