Chains on my shoulders

Verse 1

Midnight on the blacktop, beacon in the rain

Broken down stories, calling out my name

Another man’s ruin in the rearview glow

I carry every mile like a weight I know

Pre-Chorus

Rust on my hands, diesel in my veins

Every wrong turn taught me how to change

Chorus

I got chains on my shoulders, but they don’t hold me down

Every wreck I pulled back helped me turn around

From the edge of the breakdown lane

To a brand-new dawn through the windshield pane

Yeah, I’ve been dragged through fire, through the cold

But I’m stronger now with these chains on my shoulders

Verse 2

Coffee in a paper cup, sunrise in my eyes

Another call on the radio, another goodbye

Every hook and every mile pulls me through

Finding my way in what I rescue

Bridge

I was stuck in my own ditch, losing control

Now I’m pulling myself back to the road

Final Chorus (bigger)

I got chains on my shoulders, but they don’t hold me down

Every wreck I pulled back helped me turn around

From the dark to the daylight glow

I finally see what I didn’t know

Yeah, I’ve been dragged, but I’m not broken

I wear my scars like words unspoken

I’m still rolling, still getting closer

With these chains on my shoulders