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Brooks & Dunn, Cody Johnson - Red Dirt Road (Live from the 60th ACM Awards)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cody Johnson
Cody Johnson
Vocals
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Bass
Russell Terrell
Russell Terrell
Background Vocals
Charlie Judge
Charlie Judge
Organ
Ilya Toshinskiy
Ilya Toshinskiy
Mandolin
Dann Huff
Dann Huff
Electric Guitar
Derek Wells
Derek Wells
Electric Guitar
Aaron Sterling
Aaron Sterling
Drums
Kix Brooks
Kix Brooks
Vocals
Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Dunn
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kix Brooks
Kix Brooks
Songwriter
Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Dunn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dann Huff
Dann Huff
Producer
Adam Ayan
Adam Ayan
Mastering Engineer
Justin Niebank
Justin Niebank
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was raised off Rural Route 3
Out past where the blacktop ends
We walked to church on Sunday morning
Raced barefoot back to the Johnson's fence
[Verse 2]
That's where I first saw Mary
On that roadside pickin' blackberries
That summer I turned a corner in my soul
Down that red dirt road
[Verse 3]
Her daddy didn't like me much
With my shackled up GTO
I'd sneak out in the middle of the night
Throw rocks at her bedroom window
[Verse 4]
We'd turn out the headlights
Drive by the moonlight
Talk about what the future mighthold
Down a red dirt road
[Verse 5]
It's where I drank my first beer
It's where I found Jesus
Where I wrecked my first car
I tore it all to pieces
I learned the path to Heaven is full of sinners and believers
Learned that happiness on earth ain't just forhigh achievers
I've learned
I've come to know
There's life at both ends
Of that red dirt road
[Verse 6]
I went out into the world and I came back in
I lost Mary, oh I got her back again
And driving home tonight feels like I've found a long lost friend
[Verse 7]
It's where I drank my first beer
It's where I found Jesus
Where I wrecked my first car
I tore it all to pieces
I learned the path to Heaven is full of sinners and believers
Learned that happiness on earth ain't just for high achievers
[Verse 8]
Oh, I've learned
I've come to know
There's life at both ends
Oh, I've learned
I've come to know
There's life at both ends
Of that red dirt road
Written by: Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn

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