Tried To Tell Ya

I tried to tell ya, you laughed it off

Said I was all grit and no get-out

But I been the same since that dirt road south

Dust on my boots and a fire in my mouth

My old truck coughs, but it still runs right

Two hands steady on a long hard night

If I say I’m in, then I’m all the way

That’s a promise made the country way

And I don’t bend for the crowd

I don’t fold when it gets loud

If you want the real thing, baby

Come a little closer now

Tried to tell ya, I was built for this

Take it how it is

Hold my word, hold my ground

I’m still here, still standin’ now

Tried to tell ya, You can hear it in my sound

I got scarred hands from a broke-down life

Couple hard lessons and a one-way drive

When the road goes rough, I don’t hit the brakes

I lean right in till the whole thing shakes

Mama said, “Boy, keep your name clean”

So I keep it sharp like a pocket knife

Ain’t no silver spoon, ain’t no easy lane

Just a little blood, sweat, and a lotta rain

And I don’t bend for the crowd

I don’t fold when it gets loud

If you want the real thing, baby

Come a little closer now

Tried to tell ya, I was built for this

Take it how it is

Hold my word, hold my ground

I’m still here, still standin’ now

Tried to tell ya, You can hear it in my sound

You can throw your doubt at me

Watch it break like glass

I’m the same hard line I was

And I’m built to last

Tried to tell ya, I was built for this

Take it how it is

Hold my word, hold my ground

I’m still here, still standin’ now

You can hear it in my sound

Tried to tell ya, Yeah, I’m built for this