HOLDING THE LINE (OUTLAW COUNTRY) - Levi Stoker
Standing on the porch
As the evening falls
Shadows stretching out
Against these weathered walls
You left a cold spot
In the middle of the bed
And a thousand words
I wish I'd never said
I felt the ground shaking
When you pulled away
Left me standing alone
In the Georgia clay
They say a man breaks down when the storm gets rough
When the love he gave just wasn't enough
But there's a quiet strength in a stubborn heart
That keeps a man together when he's torn apart
I'm holding the line
Where the earth turns red
Living with the promises
That I never said
Through the jagged weather
And the long lost nights
I'm finding my way back
To the morning light
Yeah the weight is heavy
But the ground is mine
I stood my ground
I'm holding the line
An old pine table
And a cup of black
No more turned around glances
No turning back
The wind blows hard
Through the pine tree grove
Warming my hands
At an old iron stove
Pain's a hard teacher
But the truth is clear
I'm building something solid
Out of every tear
I'm holding the line
Where the earth turns red
Living with the promises
That I, I never said
Through the jagged weather
And the long lost nights
I'm finding my way back
To the morning light
Yeah the weight is heavy
But the ground is mine
I stood my ground
I'm holding the line
No white flag waving in the midnight wind
No begging for a story that had to end
I'm rooted deep like an old oak tree
Standing right here where I'm meant to be
I'm holding the line
Where the earth turns red
Living with the promises
That I, I never said
Through the jagged weather
And the long lost nights
I'm finding my way back
To the morning light
Yeah the weight is heavy
But the ground is mine
I stood my ground
I'm holding the line
Keeping my ground
A free standing man
When the sun goes down
