A cup of coffee from a waitress I ain't ever met She asked, "Are you just passing through?" I smiled and said, "I don't know yet" I walked around the town square Down the street to where I met the preacher and the old courthouse band Yeah, nothing helps you start again like Old boots, new dirt, no reminders I've got a feeling this town will get me over her You've been through what I've been through man Nothing feels better than old boots, new dirt There's a thousand faces, I ain't seen before The only history that I can see is from a civil war It's good for me to look around And go down roads she ain't been down No memories of our used to be's, set me free Old boots, new dirt, no reminders I've got a feeling this town will get me over her You've been through what I've been through man Nothing feels better than old boots, new dirt Old boots, new dirt, one step closer Yeah, I think I'm gonna like it here, yeah You've been through what I've been through man Nothing feels better than Nothing else is gonna feel like old boots, new dirt Old boots and new dirt Ooh, old boots and new dirt