Verse 1]
I was livin’ off Coors and bad decisions
Sleepin’ in boots, dreamin’ of fixin’
A heart that’d been broke more times than I could count
Pourin’ concrete just to pay the rent
Burnin’ both ends and it still got spent
Thought I’d be stuck in that small-town merry-go-round
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[Pre-Chorus]
But you walked in like a neon light
Lit me up, girl, changed my life
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[Chorus]
Yeah, rock bottom raised a man
Taught me how to stand
When the whiskey wore off and the friends were gone
It was your love that brought me home
I was down to nothin’ but dust and shame
You saw more in me than I could explain
Now I thank God with dirty hands
’Cause rock bottom raised a man
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[Verse 2]
Used to curse that sky and chase some ghosts
Thought love like yours was for folks with hope
But girl, you showed up like a prayer I never prayed
Now I’m pourin’ footers and plantin’ roots
Workin’ long days just to come home to you
A worn-out dream, finally lookin’ brand new
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[Pre-Chorus]
You believed when I couldn’t see
Now the mirror shows a man I wanna be
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[Chorus]
Yeah, rock bottom raised a man
Taught me how to stand
When the whiskey wore off and the friends were gone
It was your love that brought me home
I was down to nothin’ but dust and shame
You saw more in me than I could explain
Now I thank God with dirty hands
’Cause rock bottom raised a man
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[Bridge]
Ain’t no shame in fallin’ flat
If you stand up stronger than you ever had
I ain’t perfect, but I’m proud
That it took fallin’ down to figure it out
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[Final Chorus]
Yeah, rock bottom raised a man
Taught me how to stand
When the whiskey wore off and the friends were gone
It was your love that brought me home
I was down to nothin’ but dust and shame
Now I’m givin’ our boy your last name
And I thank God with calloused hands
Yeah, rock bottom raised a man
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[Outro]
Now I hold you tight, hold the line
And I wouldn’t change one fall of mine