Blood & Whiskey

Hands still shaking from the things I shot Sirens fade but the silence does not Town talks loud but they don’t know me They see the smoke, not the fire in me I don’t pose for a moral crown I learned truth where the lights burn out Every road I ever walked alone Put another mile in my backbone I don’t trade my blood for sympathy I just keep moving till the night gives in It’s blood and whiskey in my veins Gravel roads and outlaw pain I don’t cry, I don’t quit I drown my ghosts in a burning sip If I fall, I fall standing tall No white flags, no last call I’ve watched good men rot in place Trying to pray their way out of fate I’ve seen love turn sharp and cold When the truth costs more than gold I don’t talk much, I don’t explain Some things stick, some things stain I don’t ask forgiveness from the dead I live with the things I never forget I don’t wash my name in holy rain I drag it through ash and flame It’s blood and whiskey in my veins Rust and rage, no room for shame I don’t cry, I don’t quit I drown my ghosts in a burning sip If I fall, I fall standing tall No white flags, no last call I don’t fear hell, I’ve been there before I kicked that door and asked for more I’ve stood my ground when the ground gave way And learned who stays and who walks away It’s blood and whiskey in my bones Broken vows and outlaw roads I stayed the same while it cost me everything I just learn what’s fake and real When it’s over, write it plain No halo, no fake grace Just a man who never gave away His blood… and whiskey Yeah… If this world wants a piece of me— It better know what it’s asking for.