Trophies by the door

Verse 1

Yeah the sun’s goin’ down on a long hard road

Leather on my back, yeah I carried that load

Got gold on the shelf, got chrome on the floor

Can’t see the handle to my own front door

Dust on the plaques, names carved deep

Every damn win I was born to keep

I stumble in late, boots hittin’ the ground

Kickin’ over glory, hear that victory sound

Pre-Chorus

They keep sayin’ slow down, but I just laugh

When success piles up in my welcome mat

Chorus

I got trophies by the door, gotta kick ‘em aside

Push ‘em out the way just to get inside

Yeah the past keeps clinkin’ every time I stride

Too many wins, man, nowhere to hide

I got trophies by the door

Yeah, trophies by the door

Verse 2

Shiny little statues starin’ up at me

From barroom nights to the big marquee

Every scratch tells a story, every dent’s a fight

Every one of ‘em earned in the heat of the night

They line the hallways, they block the stairs

Gold-plated dreams everywhere

Mama said, “Boy, you’re gonna break the floor”

I said, “That’s the sound of another encore”

Pre-Chorus

I ain’t braggin’, just tellin’ the truth

When the wins stack high from the fire of youth

Chorus

I got trophies by the door, gotta kick ‘em aside

Push ‘em out the way just to get inside

Hear ‘em rattle and roll when I come alive

Too much glory just to survive

I got trophies by the door

Yeah, trophies by the door

Guitar Solo

(wah-soaked bends, bluesy runs, crowd claps on the backbeat)

Bridge

If it all came crashin’ down tonight

I’d still walk in with my head held high

‘Cause the real prize ain’t what shines and gleams

It’s the fire in my blood and the noise in my dreams

Chorus (Final)

I got trophies by the door, yeah they scrape and slide

Push ‘em out the way just to get inside

Let ‘em fall, let ‘em break, I’ve already tried

To count ‘em all—man I gave that up

I got trophies by the door

Still comin’ back for more

Outro

Yeah I wipe my boots on a pile of fame

Turn the knob, do it all again

Tomorrow night, when the crowd roars loud

There’ll be more damn trophies in a bigger pile now