Good Fight

Verse 1

There’s a pair of old boots by the front screen door

Mud still caked from a life before

An Army bag in the back of my Chevrolet

And a Bible with the corners worn away

Mama prayed while the porch light burned

Daddy said, “Son, some roads gotta hurt”

I chased that sun through a windshield cracked

Trying to find myself while I was running past

Pre-Chorus

And I lost some friends

And I lost some years

I found out pride don’t dry no tears

But every scar I tried to hide

Was proof I made it through the night

Chorus

So here’s to the last good fight

The one between the dark and light

The one that makes a man decide

If he’s gonna run or rise

I’ve been broke down, beat up, barely getting by

Had heaven on my knees and hell in my eyes

But I ain’t done, no, I ain’t out

I still got a fire burning somewhere down inside

This life ain’t easy, but it’s mine

And I’m still standing for the last good fight

Verse 2

I left love waiting on a county line

Told her I’d be back when I found my shine

But dreams get heavy when the money runs thin

And lonely don’t care where a man has been

I’ve slept in motels with a broken soul

Shook hands with people who never cared to know

That behind that smile and a firm handshake

Was a heart still learning how much it could take

Pre-Chorus 2

And I prayed some prayers

That I thought God missed

Till grace showed up in a morning mist

Now every mile and every wrong

Sounds a little more like a redemption song

Chorus

So here’s to the last good fight

The one between the dark and light

The one that makes a man decide

If he’s gonna run or rise

I’ve been broke down, beat up, barely getting by

Had heaven on my knees and hell in my eyes

But I ain’t done, no, I ain’t out

I still got a fire burning somewhere down inside

This life ain’t easy, but it’s mine

And I’m still standing for the last good fight

Bridge

When they lay me down beneath that stone

I don’t need gold, I don’t need a throne

Just say I loved, say I tried

Say I looked fear straight in the eye

Say I fell hard but I got back up

Say I gave too much but I still gave love

Say I found my faith when I lost my pride

And I never quit on the last good fight

Final Chorus

Yeah, here’s to the last good fight

The one between the dark and light

The one that makes a man decide

If he’s gonna run or rise

I’ve been broke down, beat up, baptized by the fire

Had dreams fall short and my heart get tired

But I ain’t done, no, I ain’t out

I still hear heaven calling through the doubt

This life ain’t easy, but it’s mine

Every scar, every tear, every mountain I climb

I’m still standing, still swinging, still chasing the light

Lord, give me strength for the last good fight

Outro

There’s a porch light burning at the end of the road

A little grace waiting when I make it home

And if I’m still breathing, then I still got time

To stand my ground in the last good fight