From the recording The Waiting Game
Country Rock - "I keep truckin' thru the mud and the muck in the drivin' rain!" Rich Brotherton acoustic guitar, octave mandolin & bass, Bill Kirchen electric guitar, Rick Richards drums. It's a co-write. Rich wrote the first line of the bridge, once he determined the song really needed one, and I love Bill's gem in the first verse, "I wanna shoot the moon while I'm plowin' the field". I think my own favorite line is "pretty big ideas for someone my size". This one rocks!
Lyrics
MUD ON MY BOOTS
L.Kirchen, R.Brotherton, B.Kirchen
I’VE GOT MUD ON MY BOOTS BUT WINGS ON MY HEELS
WORLDLY PURSUITS LOFTY IDEALS
I WANNA SHOOT THE MOON WHILE I’M PLOWIN' THE FIELD
I’VE GOT MUD ON MY BOOTS BUT WINGS ON MY HEELS
THERE’S A LEAK IN MY BOAT BUT WIND IN MY SAILS
IT’S HARD TO KEEP AFLOAT WHEN THE WIND FAILS
BUT I AIN’T GOING DOWN IF I KNOW HOW TO BAIL
I’VE GOT A LEAK IN MY BOAT BUT WIND IN MY SAILS
I KEEP TRUCKING THRU THE MUD AND THE MUCK IN THE DRIVING RAIN
BUT IT WON’T BE LONG TILL I’M SINGING MY SONG
AND FLYING DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN
GOT SAND IN MY SHOES AND STARS IN MY EYES
PRETTY BIG IDEAS FOR SOMEONE MY SIZE
STILL I WILL PURSUE MY SWEET PARADISE
WITH SAND IN MY SHOES AND STARS IN MY EYES
I KEEP TRUCKING THRU THE MUD AND THE MUCK IN THE DRIVING RAIN
BUT IT WON’T BE LONG TILL I’M SINGING MY SONG
AND I’M FLYING DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN
I’VE GOT MUD ON MY BOOTS BUT WINGS ON MY HEELS
WORLDLY PURSUITS LOFTY IDEALS
I WANNA SHOOT THE MOON WHILE I’M PLOWIN' THE FIELD
I’VE GOT MUD ON MY BOOTS BUT WINGS ON MY HEELS
I’VE GOT MUD ON MY BOOTS AND WINGS ON MY HEELS