Stronger Than the Chains (Scotty’s Song)”
Verse 1
They knew him by a number, steel doors and concrete walls,
From a prison cell to E-town, Kentucky calls.
Two little kids on his mind every night,
Trying to be a father while losing the fight.
Addiction had him cornered, chains wrapped tight,
Freedom slipping through his hands in the dead of night.
Verse 2
He lost himself alone, yeah, had to fall all the way,
Nearly let the darkness take the breath from his chest away.
Those chains almost killed him, nearly stole his name,
But sometimes you gotta lose it all to feel the flame.
His babies needed more than the man he’d been,
So he faced that mirror and started again.
Chorus
He had to lose himself to finally be found,
Hit rock bottom, heard Heaven’s sound.
Thank God for AA and the rooms where we stand,
United we’re stronger, divided we fall in the sand.
Out of disgrace he found saving grace,
Fell on his knees, saw God’s face.
The King of all kings broke every chain,
And Scotty walked free through the pain.
Verse 3
He knows he hurt his children, that weight don’t fade,
But love kept calling him back from the grave.
They came out the other side, scars and all,
Learning how to rise after every fall.
Forgiveness in their eyes, hope in their hands,
Proof that redemption was always God’s plan.
Bridge
Then the stroke came hard, tried to slow him down,
Another battle on holy ground.
But it didn’t stop him, no it didn’t win,
God said, “Son, I ain’t finished yet—this is not the end.”
Like a soldier he stands, bruised but alive,
Marching forward by faith, not just trying to survive.
Chorus
He had to lose himself to finally be found,
Hit rock bottom, heard Heaven’s sound.
Thank God for AA and the rooms where we stand,
United we’re stronger, divided we fall in the sand.
Out of disgrace he found saving grace,
Fell on his knees, saw God’s face.
The King of all kings broke every chain,
And Scotty walked free through the pain.
Outro
So keep standing strong, Scotty, don’t look back,
God’s got a future brighter than the darkest past.
Plans bigger than you ever imagined before,
Freedom like no other, and He’s opening doors.
Yeah, keep going on—by faith, not sight,
God’s already won this fight.
