[Verse 1]
I left that shack at dawn
With a split-up name and a prayer
Mud on my cuffs, blood on my thumb
Old ghosts hanging in the air
I know the road I rode
I know the holes I dug
Seen my own face in a barroom glass
Looked mean, looked lost, looked snug
[Pre-Chorus]
But the fire came fast
Like the truth with teeth
Burned through the lie I wore
Burned down underneath
[Chorus]
I came out the fire
I came out hard
Ash on my boots
And a scar on my heart
I came out the fire
I won't go back
Those old sins call
But I break that trap
[Verse 2]
They said you'd never change
Once the blacktop gets your soul
But I learned to hold my hands in check
When the old itch starts to pull
There was wine, there was cash
There was a sweet old broken grin
I heard my name in those backroom sounds
Then I let the dark wind in
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I spit out the bait
I let the wire go cold
I buried that hungry man
Right under that road
[Chorus]
I came out the fire
I came out hard
Ash on my boots
And a scar on my heart
I came out the fire
I won't go back
Those old sins call
But I break that trap
[Bridge]
If the devil knows my tracks
He can kiss that dust
I got burned into something mean
And built from what I lost
Yeah, I took the heat
Till it turned to steel
Now the curse in my veins
Don't get the wheel
[Final Chorus]
I came out the fire
I came out hard
Ash on my boots
And a scar on my heart
I came out the fire
I won't go back
Those old sins call
But I break that trap
I came out the fire
You hear me now
I was bread for the blaze
Now I stand my ground