Lyrics

Verse 1 
Bare feet on the planks by the sound at dawn 
Sunrise bleeding gold through the screens on the porch 
Coffee gone cold, but the day feels warm When the tide rolls in, all the clocks go quiet
Old pickup rattles down Highway Twelve 
Windows down, radio fighting the wind 
Every mile marker knows us well 
We’re ghosts in the dunes, we’re young again

Pre-Chorus 
There’s a freedom here you can’t explain 
Something in the air that don’t know your name

Chorus 
Got salt in the wind and sand in my shoes 
Long nights, low tides, nothing to lose 
If heaven’s a place, it’s barefoot and blue 
With the moon on the water and the sound humming tunes 
Yeah, I always come back, no matter where
I’ve been ‘Cause I left part of my heart in the OBX wind

Verse 2 
Bonfires burning where the beach meets dark 
Driftwood flames and a six-string spark 
Laughing too loud under Carolina stars 
Talking ‘bout leaving, knowing we won’t
Salt-bleached hair, sun-tired eyes 
Storm clouds stacking way out wide 
If a hurricane comes, we’ll ride it out 
This place teaches you what love’s about

Pre-Chorus 
Every wave says “stay a while” 
Every goodbye only lasts a mile

Chorus 
Got salt in the wind and sand in my shoes 
Long nights, low tides, nothing to lose 
If heaven’s a place, it’s barefoot and blue 
With the moon on the water and the sound humming tunes 
Yeah, I always come back, no matter where I’ve been 
‘Cause I left part of my heart in the OBX wind

Bridge 
When the season ends and the crowds roll home 
When the beaches breathe and you’re finally alone 
That’s when you hear it, soft and low 
The ocean saying “don’t let go”

Breakdown 
No map needed, no destination Just tide charts and a little faith in 
The pull of the moon and the pull of you 
Both bring me back like they always do

Final Chorus 
Still salt in the wind, still sand in my shoes 
Time moves slow when the sky turns bruised 
If heaven’s real, I already knew It smells like the ocean and sounds like you 
Yeah, I always come back, no matter where
I’ve been I’ll forever be drifting in the OBX wind

Outro 
Yeah… the OBX wind Still calling me home