[Verse]
There's a dusty Bible on my nightstand, near the empty whiskey glass
Livin' by the words of sinners, shadows from a shattered past
Like a train bound for nowhere, I keep ridin', never stayin' long
Living life like a story in a Cash and Jennings song
[Chorus]
I'm a ramblin' man with a heart that's torn
Whiskey-born and Bible-torn
Breakin' hearts like Jones in a honky-tonk sway
And leavin' 'em lonesome when I walk away
[Verse 2]
Mama told me, "Son, redemption starts when you've paid the cost"
But it's hard to find salvation when your soul feels forever lost
I loved her like a sad ol’ Conway song 'til I left her in the dawn
Now her teardrops are echoes in a lonesome-hearted tune I spun
[Chorus]
I'm a ramblin' man with a heart that's torn
Whiskey-born and Bible-torn
Breakin' hearts like Jones in a honky-tonk sway
And leavin' 'em lonesome when I walk away
[Bridge]
I've seen halos at the crossroads, heard the devil's gruff refrain
Walkin’ highways where the broken bleed, baptized by the rain
But in the quiet of night, there’s a hymn that calls me home
Though my feet keep wanderin’ to where outlaws roam
[Verse 3]
So I'll raise a toast to Cash, sing an anthem worn and true
To every troubadour that walked this line, and lived like we all do
A Bible's for the questions, a bottle's for the pain
And your stories live forever on a lonesome highway train