[Verse 1]
Twenty-five flat, I wore that time like chains,
Cement walls, barbed wire, cold steel veins.
They whisper when I pass, dirt on my name,
Judge me for the sentence, not the man who remains.
Out the gate, they stare, call me convict born,
But my wife's love’s a shield, weathered every storm.
She’s my Bonnie, my rider, through hell we swore,
Together we rise, they can't ignore.
[Chorus]
Think you better than me? Let me set it straight,
I paid my dues, walked through that iron gate.
My queen by my side, she’s my saving grace,
Don’t need your approval, we own our space.
[Verse 2]
They see my ink, think they know my soul,
But they don’t see the nights that made me whole.
Fists up in the yard, but my heart stayed gold,
A past full of fire, but my future’s bold.
They clutch their pearls, but I clutch my dreams,
Their judgment loud, but her love redeems.
Her hand in mine, through the mud and streams,
She’s the melody when the silence screams.
[Pre-Chorus]
Rust on the truck, but the engine clean,
We ride these roads, king and queen.