[Verse 1]
I came with a clean shirt
And a steady hand
I don't need a child
I want a grown-up plan
A woman with her own keys
Own table, own pace
If life took her crown once
She still kept her grace
I like that quiet fire
That knows what it is
A mind that don't fold
When the room gets big
[Pre-Chorus]
No games
No drag
No mask on the door
If you been through the storm
You know what you stand for
[Chorus]
Black veil honey
Stand up tall
Black veil honey
Don't need a call
Black veil honey
Real, not loud
Black veil honey
Hold me down
(Black veil honey)
(Black veil honey)
[Verse 2]
Preferably a widow
With a ring in the past
Not broken, just seasoned
And built to last
Independent steps
When she crosses the floor
She don't ask for permission
She knows what's in store
I bring respect to the table
Not smoke and a front
I want a partner in full
Not a moment in want
A woman who can read me
And still keep it true
If she says what she means
I can work with that too
[Pre-Chorus]
No games
No drag
No mask on the door
If you been through the storm
You know what you stand for
[Chorus]
Black veil honey
Stand up tall
Black veil honey
Don't need a call
Black veil honey
Real, not loud
Black veil honey
Hold me down
(Black veil honey)
(Black veil honey)
[Bridge]
Got scars in the margins
But the pages still turn
We don't need a rescue
We just need to learn
[Glitch]
I want the truth
I want the calm
I want the woman
Who knows where she's from
[Final Chorus]
Black veil honey
Stand up tall
Black veil honey
Don't need a call
Black veil honey
Real, not loud
Black veil honey
Hold me down
Black veil honey
Stay so true
Black veil honey
I see you
Black veil honey
Right by my side
Black veil honey
My kind of life