# Grindstone and Lace - Cade Rylan

> Official lyrics from Cade Rylan's 2025 Hard Not To EP.

- Artist: Cade Rylan
- Release: Hard Not To
- Release date: August 29, 2025
- Human-readable page: https://caderylanmusic.com/lyrics/hard-not-to/grindstone-and-lace

## Lyrics

[Intro]
Sun ain't up but my engine is
Diesel hummin' like a hymn in the mist

[Verse 1]
Five AM boots hit that gravel
Mud on my cuffs heart full of battle
Lunchbox faith and a ten-pound sledge
Chasin' that check with her stuck in my head

[Pre-Chorus]
She's windchimes floatin' through screen door light
I'm busted hands and a busted spine
But when she pulls me in I feel just right

[Chorus]
She's lace I'm the grindstone
She's soft lips on my calloused soul
She's a slow spin in a back porch sway
I'm boots beat down from another long day
Two hearts one fire, burnin' brave
She's the bloom I'm the gravel-gray
She's the lace and I'm the grindstone
But she still stays

[Verse 2]
Scuffed-up knuckles overtime pay
Bills on the fridge ain't nothin' gourmet
She's barefoot wine I'm dollar-store Jack
But love don't care what's missin' or cracked

[Pre-Chorus]
She's front porch peace when I'm runnin' hot
I'm a storm she don't try to stop
Somehow she still gives all she's got

[Chorus]
She's lace I'm the grindstone
She's a sunrise on my blood and bone
She's a church hymn in a truck bed haze
I'm diesel smoke and yesterday's aches
Two paths same porch, side by side
She's the grace I'm the grit and drive
She's the lace and I'm the grindstone
But she still rides

[Bridge]
Ain't no fairytales in these rough-cut days
But she's the reason I keep swingin' away
Every scar's got her name in the grain
And I'd do it again

[Final Chorus]
She's lace I'm the grindstone
She's the whisper when the hurt gets home
She's the calm when the world goes loud
I'm the thunder that still says it out loud
Two hearts one vow, come what may
She's the light I'm the heavy weight
She's the lace and I'm the grindstone
But she still stays

[Outro]
She's the lace and I'm the grindstone
But she still stays