Track 1 of the EP Still Standing · 2023
Still Standing When the Wind Lays Down
“The roof came off the barn, the fence is in the creek, and the oak lost a limb, but the trunk is standing. I wrote it the morning after, still in my boots.”
slow rock · heartland rock · survivor anthem · 3:43
Lyrics
The roof came off the barn last night, the fence is in the creek The old oak lost a limb or two, but the trunk is standing sleek I walked out in the morning with my coffee in my hand And counted up the damage, then I counted where I stand I've been knocked down before I know the way to the door I'm still standing when the wind lays down Boots in the mud on common ground Say what you will, let the weather roar I've been through worse and I'll be here more Still standing when the wind lays down My neighbour's out with a chainsaw, his boy is stacking wood Nobody asks for help here, but everybody should We drag the branches to the road and sweat out in the sun Nobody's keeping score, but every one of us has won I've been knocked down before I know the way to the door I'm still standing when the wind lays down Boots in the mud on common ground Say what you will, let the weather roar I've been through worse and I'll be here more Still standing when the wind lays down There's a rainbow over the pasture like it never heard the news A crooked little promise in the colours they let loose I'll build it back with these two hands, a little straighter every time The storm took what it wanted, but it never took my mind I'm still standing when the wind lays down Boots in the mud on common ground Say what you will, let the weather roar I've been through worse and I'll be here more Still standing when the wind lays down Still standing When the wind lays down