A promise of safe return I delivered
But the ocean is wider than I first guessed
When roads disappeared, I followed the rivers
But somehow got in over my head
So a deep breath I'm taking
Unleashed the beast from its cage
Feel like a puppet on stage
It only adds to the rage
I'm sick of trying to pretend
They think I'm something I'm not
I give them all that I got
Feels like I'm sold to be bought
It starts all over again
That's not what I was promised
That's not me
I saw the light in the sunrise
Sittin' back in a 40 on the muddy riverside
Gettin' baptized in holy water and 'shine
With the dogs runnin'
Saved by the sound of the been found
Dixie whistled in the wind
that'll get you Heaven bound
The Devil went down to Georgia
but he didn't stick around
This is God's country
Hold on slow down again from the top now
and tell me everything
I know I've been gone for what seems like forever
But I'm here now waiting
To convince you that I'm not a ghost or a stranger
But closer than you think
She said, "just go on to what you
Pretend is your life but
Please don't die on me"
So you can say what you want to
'bout the things I hold true
And the fabric that makes up this red, white, and blue
'Cause I'll fight for my country
till the day that I'm done
And I've still got my God and I've still got my gun
And if you want me, come get me, I ain't hard to find
A .45 on my hip and the Lord on my side
The moment I surrender, bury me in the ground
I'd die before you see me take a bow
You know we all got, you know we all got
You know we all got a lot to lose
I won't surrender, praise the lord my soul to take
Thank God I live to die another day
You know we all got, you know we all got
You know we all got a lot to lose
I won't raise my white flag
'Till I'm through
