Muddy Boots (feat. Paper Crane Parade) Front Cover

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Muddy Boots (feat. Paper Crane Parade)

Hoshitarou Akeno&the dark side

Pickin’ ’em off like fleas on a hound dog

Big backwoods, my heart’s a big ol’ log

They go deeper than the cracks in a basement

They smell like momma’s big ol’ pound cake

Talkin’ ’bout boots and the ones that are muddy

Sittin’ in the sink, makin’ things kinda funny

’Cause she was never one afraid to get dirty

Muddy boots at my door, she’s in my T-shirt

They go clack, clack, clack on my hardwood floor

Kick ’em off, walkin’ ’round in my old band shirt

Hike ’em up, lace ’em down, don’t have to work

Muddy boots at my door, she’s in my T-shirt

Mm, that’s my kind of lady

One of a kind, yeah, she might be crazy

She can hold her own, still fragile as a daisy

Out in the field, dancin’ in the sunset

Pretty as the day we met

If I hadn’t known it yet

They go clack, clack, clack on my hardwood floor

Kick ’em off, walkin’ ’round in my old band shirt

Hike ’em up, lace ’em down, don’t have to work

Muddy boots at my door, she’s in my T-shirt

Deeper than the cracks in a basement floor

Sweet as that pound cake momma made before

Laughin’ at the mess, mud on the skin

She don’t mind the dirt, she dives right in

Never been scared of a little hard work

Muddy boots at my door, she’s in my T-shirt

They go clack, clack, clack on my hardwood floor

Kick ’em off, walkin’ ’round in my old band shirt

Hike ’em up, lace ’em down, don’t have to work

Muddy boots at my door, she’s in my T-shirt

Yeah, muddy boots at my door

And she’s still in my T-shirt

  • Lyricist

    Yutaka Sekino

  • Composer

    Yutaka Sekino

  • Producer

    Hoshitarou Akeno&the dark side

  • Songwriter

    Yutaka Sekino

  • Other Instruments

    Paper Crane Parade

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    Muddy Boots (feat. Paper Crane Parade)

    Hoshitarou Akeno&the dark side

"Muddy Boots" depicts a life shaped by dirt, sweat, and memory-stories carried forward step by step.
Written and composed by Japanese artist Yutaka Sekino, produced by Hoshitaro Akeno, and performed by Paper Crane Parade.

Rooted in alternative country and Americana, the song emphasizes feel and texture over explanation.
The restrained arrangement allows the listener's own experiences to surface, making the track quietly personal without ever being explicit.
It's a song that moves forward without needing to explain why.

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