[Verse 1]
I came up on cracked red clay
Grandma taught me how to pray
Hands in dirt, head held high
Even when the whole thing lied
I seen the badge and the gate
I seen good folks made to wait
But I keep my name clean
Like a river through the reeds
[Pre-Chorus]
We don't bow
We don't break
We learn the fire
We learn the ache
[Chorus]
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
Burn the old script down
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
I keep my people in my chest
Let the soul rest
[Verse 2]
Boots on gravel, dust on jeans
Might be poor, but we got dreams
Church bells shake, dogs all bark
Truth still moves in the dark
I got songs in my bones
From the hands that built this home
From the ones they tried to shake
Still we stand, still we wake
[Pre-Chorus]
We don't bow
We don't break
We learn the fire
We learn the ache
[Chorus]
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
Burn the old script down
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
I keep my people in my chest
Let the soul rest
[Bridge]
When the whole house shakes
I hold the line
When they twist our names
I draw the line
I won't sell my blood
I won't trade my song
We been hurt too long
Now we rise up strong
[Breakdown]
Hey
Hands up
Head up
Now
[Final Chorus]
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
Burn the old script down
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
I keep my people in my chest
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
Let the soul rest
We can start again from this
Let the soul rest