Lay It Down

Intro — low spoken / gritty] We came we saw we conquered But every win leaves a room behind You make your bed you still gotta lay in it [Verse 1] Boot prints on the floor dust still in the air Smoke out the barrel truth sittin’ in the chair We did what we had to we paid what it cost Burned down a few bridges just to get ourselves across Ain’t no clean hands when the work gets rough Ain’t no soft road when the man gets tough I ain’t here crying I ain’t here to complain But every scar got a story and every story got a name Some choices swing back like a hammer in the dark Some fires keep warm some fires leave marks I stood on business I carried my part But victory still echoes when it empties your heart [Pre-Chorus] You can win the whole fight and still come home changed You can bury the past but it still knows your name You can build from the wreckage you can call it your throne But the bed that you made is the one you own [Chorus] We came we saw we conquered Walked through hell with the rain and thunder Built our name out of blood and lumber But you make your bed you still gotta lay in it We fought we bled we earned it Touched that flame and the smoke still burns us Won the war but the night still comes You make your bed you still gotta lay in it [Verse 2] I’ve been the good man I’ve been the wrong one too Been the one who told the truth and the one who ran from it too I’ve carried my pride like a blade on my hip Cut my own hand just to tighten my grip Made a few calls I can’t take back Left some love standing where the sky went black Said some hard words with a cold straight face Then heard ’em come back in an empty place That’s the thing about power that’s the thing about pride You can win on the outside and still answer inside A man can keep moving with his jaw locked tight But the soul keeps receipts when you turn out the light [Pre-Chorus] You can win the whole fight and still come home changed You can bury the past but it still knows your name You can build from the wreckage you can call it your throne But the bed that you made is the one you own [Chorus] We came we saw we conquered Walked through hell with the rain and thunder Built our name out of blood and lumber But you make your bed you still gotta lay in it We fought we bled we earned it Touched that flame and the smoke still burns us Won the war but the night still comes You make your bed you still gotta lay in it [Bridge — heavy / reflective] This ain’t regret it’s recognition This ain’t weakness it’s admission A man ain’t less when he owns what he did Can’t outrun truth just because he outlived it I laid every board I drove every nail Built me a kingdom from a broke-down trail But when the crowd goes quiet and the lights go dim The hardest man to face is the one within [Breakdown — stomp / chant] Made the call paid the price Rolled the bones played the dice Took the road took the hit Built the bed lay in it Came through fire came through rain Carved my name out of pain Won the ground lost a bit Built the bed lay in it [Final Chorus] We came we saw we conquered Walked through hell with the rain and thunder Built our name out of blood and lumber But you make your bed you still gotta lay in it We fought we bled we earned it Touched that flame and the smoke still burns us Won the war but the night still comes You make your bed you still gotta lay in it [Outro — low spoken] A man can win and still owe the truth So I’ll sleep where I built it And wake up better