[Verse 1]
Iron on my hip
Mud on my boots
Moon over the fields
I’m a hard-root truth
Mama said, “Boy
Keep your chin where it is”
I took that to the road
Made a promise like this
I don’t bow low
I don’t fold fast
If the wall comes up
I’m the one that lasts
[Pre-Chorus]
I run like I’m late
I run like I’m free
Every broken mile
Still belongs to me
Head held high
When the hard wind blows
One more gate
Then I go
[Chorus]
Head held high
I go, I go
Rampart runner
I don’t slow
Head held high
Through the long night
Sword saint heart
And I keep my line
[Rampart runner]
[Rampart runner]
[Verse 2]
Saw my name in the dust
By the fence-line rail
Saw my doubt in the ditch
And I left that tale
Steel in my grin
And a scar on my hand
I learned how to stand
When I couldn’t stand
Every dog got a bark
Every man got a test
I take mine on the chest
And I give my best
No crown, no throne
Just a hard-earned road
If the gate won’t break
Then I kick it down
[Pre-Chorus]
I run like I’m late
I run like I’m free
Every broken mile
Still belongs to me
Head held high
When the hard wind blows
One more gate
Then I go
[Chorus]
Head held high
I go, I go
Rampart runner
I don’t slow
Head held high
Through the long night
Sword saint heart
And I keep my line
[Rampart runner]
[Rampart runner]
[Bridge]
If I fall, I rise
If I bleed, I learn
Every scar on me
Is a lantern burn
No saint in a church
Just a man in the run
With a blade of faith
And a face to the sun
[Chorus]
Head held high
I go, I go
Rampart runner
I don’t slow
Head held high
Through the long night
Sword saint heart
And I keep my line
[Rampart runner]
[Rampart runner]