Stompin' Grounds - Gary Stewart

They used to hear me coming a mile from the door

To feed that old jukebox and wear out the floor

Now friends hardly notice that I’m still around

I’m stepping softly through my old stompin' grounds

I had a reputation for raising the roof

Sky was the limit till she said we are through

Ain’t it funny how a heartache can bring a man down

I’m stepping softly through my old stompin' grounds

I’m tiptoeing, slowly going out of my mind

My snakeskin’s sneaking in a step at a time

I used to kick my heels up

Till she kicked me out

Now I’m stepping softly through my old stompin' grounds

I’m out here every night on this honky tonk beat

Resurrecting my pride and resting my feet

Healing won’t come easy when you’re this far down

Yeah I’m stepping softly through my old stompin' grounds

I’m tiptoeing, slowly going out of my mind…