The Oilfield Outlaw Heart

I don’t know where this road is gonna end,

but before it does, I need you to know again,

what’s inside this heart, what’s inside my soul,

the story of a man who’s been broken and whole.

Yeah, I’m in love with you, that ain’t gonna change,

even when life gets wild and the skies turn gray.

You could search this whole world, every highway and town,

but you won’t find another me standing around.

You could find someone younger, someone with more gold,

someone with a story that’s never been told.

Someone who looks better standing in the light,

but they ain’t walked my battles or fought my fights.

I’m far from perfect, I’ve got scars and regrets,

I’ve made my mistakes and I’ve paid my debts.

But you see something in me nobody else can see,

the man underneath all the damage in me.

Yeah, arguments don’t last, I don’t keep score,

I’d rather walk through fire than walk out the door.

You’re always right… yeah, I’ll give you that crown,

I’d drop everything just to hold you down.

You don’t have to want me,

you don’t have to need me,

you don’t have to love me,

but baby believe me…

You’ll miss me like oxygen when I’m gone,

like an old country song when the radio’s on.

Yeah, damn right, you’ll miss this light,

this crazy heart that loved you right.

I’ll shake off this pain, I’ll rise from the dust,

I’ve been through hell and I’m built from rust.

You can walk away, you can let me go,

but you’ll miss this outlaw more than you know.

I’d sit there all night just to hear your voice,

talk about your day, your dreams, your choice.

Talk about work, life, anything on your mind,

even listen to you complain every once in a while.

I’d learn every little thing that makes you smile,

your favorite places, your favorite style.

I’d buy you something before you even ask,

because loving you was never a chore, it was a task.

I’d plan those moments nobody else would see,

a cabin in the mountains, just you and me.

Your peace would come first, your heart would come before,

because that’s what a man does when he truly loves yours.

You don’t have to want me,

you don’t have to need me,

you don’t have to love me,

but baby believe me…

You’ll miss me like oxygen when I’m gone,

like a front porch memory when the night rolls on.

Yeah, damn right, you’ll miss this light,

this wild heart that held you tight.

I’ll shake off this pain, let the old me fade,

I’ve survived every storm that this life ever made.

I’ve lost some battles but I’m still standing tall,

I’m the kind of man who gets back up after the fall.

I know we got a tender spot right now,

a little lost, trying to figure things out.

But if there’s one thing this old boy knows,

I’ve always found a way through the hardest if times

One day when my story comes to an end. I pray I find a way for my heart to mend…yeah it’s only pain I can’t let it hurt me.