Two Boots on the Step
Style: Folk duet

[Verse 1]
Two muddy boots side by side
Left where the evening light will hide
One pair, one step, one simple truth
You are the calm I never outgrew

[Pre-chorus]
I know your step before you knock
I know the turn of your worn key lock
And still my heart forgets to wait

[Chorus]
Ernest, you are the steady ground
The quiet certain, welcome sound
Ernest, whatever the day has spent
I come home simply, earnest and content

[Verse 2]
You leave your boots but bring yourself in
Tired hands, and that same old grin
Nothing fancy, nothing owed
Just you, walking your same slow road

[Chorus]
Ernest, you are the steady ground
The quiet certain, welcome sound
Ernest, whatever the day has spent
I come home simply, earnest and content

[Bridge]
No grand words, no borrowed shine
Just your hand resting easy in mine
Some loves shout, and some loves learnt
To burn low, steady, never burnt

[Chorus]
Ernest, you are the steady ground
The quiet certain, welcome sound
Ernest, whatever the day has spent
I come home simply, earnest and content

[Outro]
Two boots still sit by the door
Waiting, the way they did before

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