Nothing Left to Rust

A man packs one bag and drives out of a dying mill town before it can rust him too.

[Intro]

[instrumental]

[Verse 1]

The mill's gone quiet, but the whistle still rings I know these roads better than my own name Nothing here worth staying, nothing left to blame Packed one bag before the sun could climb Said goodbye to a house I never called mine

[Pre-Chorus]

Every year the weeds win a little more ground But I'm done waiting on a bell that won't sound

[Chorus]

I'm leaving in the dark with the dust Nothing left to rust, nothing left to trust This town can rot the way it always does There's nothing left to rust, not one of us

[Verse 2]

Half my class still parks in that same old lot Talking about a season we forgot Everyone I love is running out of time My mother says she's proud, but her voice sounds thin Like she already knows I won't come back

[Pre-Chorus]

The bell in my chest keeps ringing louder now I'm done being the one this town holds down

[Chorus]

I'm leaving in the dark with the dust Nothing left to rust, nothing left to trust This town can rot the way it always does There's nothing left to rust, not one of us

[Bridge]

For a kid who never learned to give up hope I loved this place enough to watch it die slow Now I'm the story that this town won't let go

[Final Chorus]

I'm leaving in the dark with the dust Nothing left to rust, nothing left to trust This town can rot the way it always does There's nothing left to rust, not one of us

[Outro]

[instrumental]