Heavy is the Hand

Yeah…
I swore I was done…
But here we are again.

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Sun went down about six hours ago
Now I’m pacing circles through the afterglow
Got nobody calling, got nowhere to be
Just me and bad decisions keeping company

I tried reading books
I tried watching TV
I even cleaned the kitchen
Lord, what’s happening to me?

But temptation’s sitting there
Whispering my name
And every single night
It always ends the same

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I know I should walk away
I know I should be strong
But the devil keeps reminding me
I’ve been alone too long

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Told myself, “Brother, this’ll be the last”

Then thirty minutes later, I’m headed right back

Long nights lost in the mental fog

Heavy is the hand that cranks the hog

Pray for strength but the spirit’s weak

Got a death grip on my future every week

A lonely cowboy in the midnight smog

Heavy is the hand that cranks the hog

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My ancestors didn’t cross these lands
For me to sit here with lotion on my hands
Somewhere in Valhalla they’re shaking their heads
Wondering where the family honor went

I can almost hear them
Through the halls of time
“Boy, go build something”

And I reply

“I’m trying…”

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Tomorrow I’ll be better
Tomorrow I’ll be clean
Tomorrow’s always perfect
Until tomorrow’s never seen

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Told myself, “Brother, this’ll be the last”

Then thirty minutes later, I’m headed right back

Long nights lost in the mental fog

Heavy is the hand that cranks the hog

Pray for strength but the spirit’s weak

Got a death grip on my future every week

A lonely cowboy in the midnight smog

Heavy is the hand that cranks the hog

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HEAVY!

HEAVY!

HEAVY IS THE HAND!

(Crowd:)
HEAVY IS THE HAND!

(Lead:)
THAT CRANKS THE HOG!

(Crowd:)
THAT CRANKS THE HOG!

(Lead:)
I FOUGHT THE BATTLE!

(Crowd:)
AND LOST THE WAR!

(Lead:)
ONE MORE TIME!

(Crowd:)
LIKE THIRTY TIMES BEFORE!

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Told myself, “Brother, this’ll be the last”

Then thirty minutes later, I’m headed right back

Long nights lost in the mental fog

Heavy is the hand that cranks the hog

Pray for strength but the spirit’s weak

Got a death grip on my future every week

A lonely cowboy in the midnight smog

Heavy is the hand that cranks the hog

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Some men move mountains

Some men follow God

And some of us….

Just crank the Hog

HOW HEAVY IS THE HAND THAT CRANKS THE HOG!