[Verse]
Dust on my boots, draggin’ through the dirt,
Every step heavy, carryin’ the hurt.
Whiskey in my veins, thunder in my chest,
Prayin’ for the mornin’, but the night won’t rest.
Lanterns swingin’, shadows on the pine,
Chasin’ down my demons, runnin’ out of time.
[Chorus]
Damned if I do, damned if I don’t,
Carry this weight or let it go.
Chains on my heart, rattlin’ loose,
What’s a man to choose?
Damned if I do, damned if I do.
[Verse 2]
Tires on gravel, ghosts in the rearview,
Echoes of a life that I outgrew.
The road’s a preacher, spittin’ fire and grace,
Tells me to keep goin’, but won’t show me the place.
Cigarette smoke spirals, dance with regret,
A memory burns where the sun’s long set.
[Prechorus]
The sky’s a bruise, the stars don’t care,
I’m talkin’ to the wind, but it won’t share.
[Chorus]
Damned if I do, damned if I don’t,
Carry this weight or let it go.
Chains on my heart, rattlin’ loose,
What’s a man to choose?
Damned if I do, damned if I do.
[Bridge]
River runs cold, cuts through my bones,
Carves out a path where the lost go alone.
Echoes of the canyon, scream or a song?
Can’t tell the difference, been runnin’ too long.