Baby Needs New Boots

[Verse 1]
Alarm rings early
Coffee in a travel cup
Windshield wipers squeakin’
Like they know I’m stuck
Business cards on the dash
Name tag on my chest
Two months of “maybe later”
And “we went with someone else”
[Pre-Chorus]
But there’s a car seat in the back now
Tiny socks on the floor
Little hand wrapped ‘round my finger
I ain’t broke like before
[Chorus]
‘Cause my baby needs new boots
My woman needs a break
This old truck needs gasoline
And I got bills to chase
So I’m knockin’ on doors like I own the block
Heart on fire, I’m punchin’ that clock
I ain’t leavin’ here ‘til this dream comes true
Yeah my baby needs new boots
So I’m bettin’ it all on you
[Verse 2]
Walk in, smile ready
“Sir, how you been this year?”
He says, “Times are kinda tight”
I say, “Man, I get it, hear?”
I got diapers on the Visa
And a crib on layaway
But I’m here to save you headaches
Let’s help each other today
[Pre-Chorus]
I see my wife in that kitchen
Laughin’ through the lack
Hear that 2 a.m. cryin’
And it keeps me comin’ back
[Chorus]
‘Cause my baby needs new boots
My woman needs a break
This old truck needs gasoline
And I got bills to chase
So I’m knockin’ on doors like I own the block
Heart on fire, I’m punchin’ that clock
I ain’t leavin’ here ‘til this dream comes true
Yeah my baby needs new boots
So I’m bettin’ it all on you
[Bridge]
[Fiery fiddle break, drums drop to kicks and claps]
One more “no” don’t mean nothin’ (hey!)
Just one step from “yes”
Every closed door that I’m pushin’
Puts more fight in my chest
[Band kicks back in]
So if you’re sittin’ on the fence there
Let me lay this on the line
I ain’t just sellin’ you a number
I’m sellin’ my boy some time
[Chorus]
‘Cause my baby needs new boots
My woman needs a break
This old truck needs gasoline
And I got bills to chase
So I’m knockin’ on doors like I own the block
Heart on fire, I’m punchin’ that clock
I ain’t leavin’ here ‘til this dream comes true
Yeah my baby needs new boots
And I’m bettin’ it all on you (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
My baby needs new boots
So I’m showin’ up strong
Every “no” I hear today
Just one step to where I belong
I’m knockin’ on doors ‘til the sun goes down
Sign that line, let’s turn this around
I ain’t quittin’, I got too much to prove
Yeah my baby needs new boots
So I’m bettin’ it all on you

country, Modern country with fiery twin fiddles and jangly acoustic guitars riding a mid-tempo train beat. Verses stay lean and talky, close-up male vocals; chorus explodes with stacked harmonies, stomps, and claps. Fiddle takes little answering licks between lines, steel swells lift the emotion. Big, triumphant final chorus with gang vocals on the hook., motivational, male vocals