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Dusty Road
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Aug 23, 2026 updated
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Michael W. Smith's 'Dusty Road' is a reflective song about perseverance and hope amid hardship. The lyrics paint a picture of a father who worked hard in a West Virginia town, facing buried dreams and empty streets, yet encouraging his child to keep walking down the dusty road. The narrator later wishes his father could see how far they've come, and finds peace in the belief that there's a place ahead that feels like home. The song blends personal memory with a sense of divine guidance, suggesting that even in difficult times, there is hope and a steady hand leading the way.
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Dusty road, buried dreams
Pieces on the ground
Saw the ghosts of empty streets
Of that West Virginia town
You worked for years on swing shift at the oil refinery
You loved your wife and your kids
And one of those kids was me
And the sweat upon your brow was like the tears of heaven pouring out
You said keep walking on down, down this dusty road
We're gonna make it somehow
Now I wish that you were here
You'd be amazed to see
That today looks like a page torn from 1933
In my dreams to you I run
In golden fields where angels kiss the sun
You say keep walking on down, down this dusty road
We're gonna make it somehow
I can feel it, feel it in my bones
That there's a place up ahead that looks like home
We keep walking on down, down this dusty road
We're gonna make it somehow
We're gonna make it somehow
Yes we are
And a peace comes to me now
Like a steady hand to lead us out
We keep walking on down, down this dusty road
We're gonna make it somehow
I can feel it, feel it in my bones
That there's a place up ahead that looks like home
We keep walking on down, down this dusty road
We're gonna make it somehow
We're gonna make it somehow
Yes we are