Down That Dirt Road - The Petersens Original (LIVE)

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Katie, Emmett, and our friend Johnny Meyer wrote this song about our grandparents' farm in Mountain Grove, Missouri. It's often the simple things in life that mean the most.

We are so grateful to our patrons for allowing us to focus on original music this year! Without Patreon we would be on the road many more weekends trying to make money, but we have been able to sit back and give space to the writing process. What a gift!

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Hey Grandpa (Original) – filmed at our grandparents' farm https://youtu.be/bVehr80ZVsc
Back Home Again https://youtu.be/q9lCqKkLqNg
My Ozark Mountain Home (Original) https://youtu.be/-SFHYJKoLwk
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►This video:
Lead vocal and guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Harmony vocal and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen
Mandolin: @JuliannePetersen

Key moments:
0:02 instrumental
1:59 fiddle
3:36 outro

Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs https://www.eartrumpetlabs.com

►LYRICS - Down That Dirt Road (Original)
Skippin' rocks and jumpin' off
That bridge down by the creek
I still feel the damp of that tall grass
Underneath my bare feet
And across the yard, a big red barn
Ever-etched there in my mind
Tossed me the keys to that old truck
And taught me how to drive

Down that dirt road
There's a little piece of home
That'll always be waitin'
No matter where I go
Some things are bound to change
And some things don't
Down that dirt road

As I grew, my dreams did too
Of a bigger life to see
Out there beyond this little pond
That was now too small for me
So I pulled away my roots
And gave the city life my hand
But at night I lay awake
And dreamed about where I began

Down that dirt road
There's a little piece of home
That'll always be waitin'
No matter where I go
Some things are bound to change
And some things don't
Down that dirt road

I thought the grass would be greener
Over on the other side
But the greenest grass I've ever seen
Beneath the bluest sky
Was down that dirt road
There's a little piece of home
That'll always be waitin'
No matter where I go

So I'm goin' down that dirt road
To my little piece of home
It's always been waitin'
No matter where I go
Some things are bound to change
And some things don't
I've never been more ready to be home
And down that dirt road

►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website https://petersenband.com

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This song features on: The Greenest Grass