The Sinner's Anthem - Levi Stoker
They told me to stay in the lines
So I painted over them
Cracked concrete, red clay on the Goodyear tread
Got a no square body running off a string and thread
Working 60 hour weeks just to keep the lights low
Paid in hard earned sweat, not the corporate show
Dirty hands, clean conscience sitting on the porch
Passed down the flame from my old man's torch
They like to judge from the pulpit, preaching what I lack
While I'm hauling broke dreams in a rusted pickup back
I drank the cheap whiskey, danced on the line
Spent a few nights praying for a little more time
Didn't bow my head, just to fit in their frame
If living our truth is a sin, put my name on the blame
Let the preacher preach, let the rumors spread
I'd rather die standing up than live life scared
Here's to the sinners, the wild and the free
The ones making noise where they told us not to be
We don't ask for grace, we don't beg for a crown
We just build up our dreams when they tear them all down
Raise a glass to the road, let the broken hearts sing
Cause we found our redemption in the scars that we bring
Yeah, this is our song
The Sinner's Anthem
The Sinner's Anthem
Late night bonfire, sparks in the pine
Loyalty is blood, man, you don't cross mine
Stuck my neck out for brothers who forgot my name
Learned that real allegiance ain't a numbers game
They want a soft spoken puppet dancing on a string
I came to make noise, till the bell out the ring
Got a pocket full of copper and a heart made of steel
No synthetic front, everything I spit is real
Told me slow down, son, you're gonna hit a wall
I said I'd rather crash hard than not try at all
Let the preacher preach, let the rumors spread
I'd rather die standing up than live life scared
Here's to the sinners, the wild and the free
The ones making noise where they told us not to be
We don't ask for grace, we don't beg for a crown
We just build up our dreams when they tear them all down
Raise a glass to the road, let the broken hearts sing
Cause we found our redemption in the scars that we bring
Yeah, this is our song
The Sinner's Anthem
The Sinner's Anthem
I stood in the rain with my head held high
Counted every stone that came rolling through the sky
They called it a failure, I called it a price
I paid for my freedom, wouldn't think about it twice
No regrets in the dirt
No apologies made
Just a man standing firm in the bed that he laid
Here's to the sinners, the wild and the free
The ones making noise where they told us not to be
We don't ask for grace, we don't beg for a crown
We just build up our dreams when they tear them all down
Raise a glass to the road, let the broken hearts sing
Cause we found our redemption in the scars that we bring
Yeah, this is our song
The Sinner's Anthem
Scars we bring
Yeah, living life our own way
Let them talk
