[Verse 1]
Boots on the gravel
Dust on my jeans
I been wrestling shadows
Since I was sixteen
That old moon’s watching
Like it knows my name
I lost a few battles
Still I walked in anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
So if the dark comes calling
I’ll raise my chin
I ain’t begging mercy
I’m stepping in
[Chorus]
I’m dying with a smile
(With a smile)
I’m dying with a smile
(No fear in my eyes)
I’m dying with a smile
I made peace with the miles
I’m dying with a smile
(With a smile)
[Verse 2]
There’s scars on my knuckles
And thunder in my chest
Every hard lesson
Left me in my best
I held my head up
Through the wreck and the flame
Now the road feels quieter
When I say that name
[Pre-Chorus]
So if the dark comes calling
I’ll raise my chin
I ain’t begging mercy
I’m stepping in
[Chorus]
I’m dying with a smile
(With a smile)
I’m dying with a smile
(No fear in my eyes)
I’m dying with a smile
I made peace with the miles
I’m dying with a smile
(With a smile)
[Bridge]
Let the cold wind take me
Let the hard rain fall
I gave what I had, babe
I gave my all
If this is the ending
Then lock up the door
I’ll leave it wide open
I don’t need much more
[Final Chorus]
I’m dying with a smile
(With a smile)
I’m dying with a smile
(No fear in my eyes)
I’m dying with a smile
I made peace with the miles
I’m dying with a smile
(With a smile)