[Em] Well, it ain't no use in dredgin' up the shadows, [C]
[F] The cheats I wove and the trusts I tore apart, [Am]
[Em] Lyin' in the dust, smashin' through the silence, [C]
[F] Screamin' at the void, divin' into the dark. [Am]
[Em] Demons clawed my spirit, wrong paths led me astray, [C]
[F] One siren dragged me down to the abyss's cold sway. [Am]
[Em] Paid my toll in blood and tears, learned the wanderer's way, [C]
[F] Don't dwell on it, we're fine. [Am]
[Harmonica break: Low, haunting moan—like ghosts rising from forgotten graves, swelling to a ragged cry, then easing into quiet resolve.]
[Em] It ain't no use in countin' all the bridges burned to ash, [C]
[F] The hearts I shattered, chains that bound me to the ground, [Am]
[Em] Destroyed what once was whole, lost among the faithless throng, [C]
[F] Temptation's iron hold, cravin' whispers all around. [Am]
[Em] She was the tempest fierce, drownin' me in endless night, [C]
[F] Rock bottom's cruel embrace, teeterin' on the edge of flight. [Am]
[Em] Clawed my path to daylight, forged by trials' bitter might, [C]
[F] Don't dwell on it, we're fine. [Am]
[Harmonica break: Quicker pulse, like a heartbeat racing through storms, bending notes sharp as thorns, settling into a steady, ancient rhythm.]
[Em] Well, it ain't no use in cursin' the wild youth I once embraced, [C]
[F] The fury that consumed, leavin' ruins in its wake, [Am]
[Em] But now I'm steadfast strong, hearty as the ancient oak, [C]
[F] Toilin' with these hands till the stars begin to fade. [Am]
[Em] Wed to my true harbor, she's the calm after the gale, [C]
[F] Two young ones at my side, fillin' days with joy's own tale. [Am]
[Em] She lifted me from depths when shadows claimed my sight, [C]
[F] Don't dwell on it, we're fine. [Am]
[Harmonica break: Deep and soulful, weaving layers of sorrow shedding like old skin, rising to a clear, hopeful melody like dawn over endless plains.]
[Em] It ain't no use in clingin' to the ghosts of yesteryear, [C]
[F] The ache etched in my bones, but peace flows like a stream, [Am]
[Em] No longer the destroyer, just risin' with the morn, [C]
[F] Grateful for the mercy in this quiet, steady dream. [Am]
[Em] That siren taught the fall, my love the rise anew, [C]
[F] From chaos to the hearth, where the weary find their due. [Am]
[Em] Here's to the road behind, the grace that saw me through, [C]
[F] Don't dwell on it, we're fine. [Am]
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