Dust on the Red Road

Lyrics

Verse 1
Boots on the red road
Sun cuts the sky in half
Mama says “child, walk slow”
But the news runs twice as fast

Smoke on the dry grass
Phones glow with crying names
Laugh tracks and gunshots
Playing in the same frame

Chorus
Danger in the world today
Laughing like it wants to play
Dancing in the market crowd (hey!)
Hiding in the happy sound
We clap hands to stay awake
Praying all our small hearts break
For the ones who fade away
Danger in the world today

Verse 2
Big man in dark glass
Smiles with a gold front tooth
Promises clean water
Selling poison to the youth

Church bell, car horn
Both ring the same time
We dress up for Sunday
Step over another crime

Chorus
Danger in the world today
Laughing like it wants to play
Dancing in the market crowd (oh-woah)
Hiding in the happy sound
We clap hands to stay awake
Praying all our small hearts break
For the ones who fade away
Danger in the world today

Bridge
So I sing your name out loud
Turn my fear into a shout (hey!)
If my voice can hold this night
Maybe we will see daylight

Chorus
Danger in the world today
Laughing like it wants to play
Dancing in the market crowd
Hiding in the happy sound
We clap hands to stay awake
Hold each other till we shake
If we stand and never sway
We can face the world today