All Hat

I’ve seen men walk in wearin’ thunder on their feet

Boots full of dust, swear they’ve earned every crease

But the first thing they grab when the mirror gets mean

Is a brim pulled low like it’s bulletproof steel

Steam risin’ up from a borrowed crown

Felt gets shaped while the truth gets drowned

You can buy grit by the inch or the pound

If confidence came stitched, we’d sell it by now

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Pre-Chorus

They say character’s built, not bought off the rack

But funny how quiet that talk gets fast

When a crease goes sharp and the brim leans back

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Chorus

It’s all hat, no man, no cattle, no land

Just a big ol’ shadow and a nervous plan

Hat says “legend,” boots say “loan”

That brim’s got nerve the spine don’t own

Yeah the hat don’t make the man, they swear that’s fact

But it sure does a hell of a job distractin’ from that

All hat, no man

Tip it low and hope nobody asks

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Verse 2

We block ‘em, steam ‘em, bend ‘em just right

Like maybe posture comes free with the style

Sweatband tight like it’s holdin’ a lie

That says “I’m tougher than I feel inside”

Some want ranch dust baked into the felt

Some want “outlaw” stitched straight to the belt

We don’t judge, we just size your head

And quietly wonder who you’re pretendin’ to be instead

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Pre-Chorus

Pick your brim wide, pick your crown tall

Pick a version of you that don’t trip when you fall

Funny how brave men get

Once the hat does the talkin’ for ‘em all

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Chorus

It’s all hat, no man, no blisters, no tan

Never met a fence that was built by his hands

Hat says “ride,” hands say “text”

Brim’s been west, the man ain’t left

Yeah the hat don’t make the man, that’s what they say

But it sure makes a stranger step out the way

All hat, no man

Long as the brim’s doin’ what he can

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Bridge (drop it back, half-time feel)

Maybe the hat knows somethin’ we don’t

Maybe courage is borrowed till it’s your own

Every crown starts flat on the block

Gets shaped by heat, pressure, and knock after knock

So maybe we ain’t sellin’ lies on a shelf

Maybe we’re just helpin’ men meet themselves

Or maybe it’s felt, sweat, thread, and glue

And a good excuse to stand a little straighter than you used to

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Final Chorus (bigger, grin in the voice)

It’s all hat, no man, till the man shows through

Till the walk catches up with the point of view

Hat tips first, truth comes last

But sometimes that’s how a backbone’s cast

Yeah the hat don’t make the man, alright, fair

But it might remind him there’s one in there

All hat, no man

Till he earns the rest of it, best he can

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Outro

So we’ll keep makin’ crowns outta steam and faith

Watch ‘em walk out taller than when they came

If the hat’s a lie, it’s a hopeful one

And every once in a while…

It turns into somethin’ true.