[Verse 1] You rolled in slick on my granddaddy’s claim Came up mean by my papa's truck Red dust caked on your windshield glass With a fake paper grin and a city slicker's name Same old handshake, new ring of keys Talking big in the shade of our pecan trees (OOoooooo...) You don’t ask twice, you just take the lot You don't knock, you just kick the door Gold on your teeth, dirt on your shoe Swap the locks, tell lies, then you call it plot Gold on your cuff, smoke in your eyes Bastard Sun, I know your disguise [Pre-Chorus] You burn too fast You bend too low Leave my bloodline split Where the hard clay grows But I was raised On a rougher creed I heard your kind In the preacher’s teeth [Chorus] Bastard Sun, roll on Bastard Sun, roll on You can dry up the creek But you can’t claim my blood Bastard Sun, roll on Bastard Sun, roll on I’m standing on the deed And I won’t back up I stand in your blaze And I don't bow down [Verse 2] That old front porch kept a witness close Our old tin roof kept a fevered sound Every summer you'd hammer down The deals you’d make and the stories you’d toast You smiled like hungry meat-eatin' kin with a butcher’s knife Cut the will in half and called it life (OOooo Yeahhhh..) Now these work boots know every fence-line crack Know every motherfuckin' cracked dirt mile Every hard-won scar, every crooked smile Every lie you told, every pawned-off plaque If I go broke, I’ll still know my ground I’ll be here when your shadow can’t hang around (Bastard sun, I know it's you) [Pre-Chorus] You burn too fast You bend too low Leave my bloodline split Where the hard clay grows But I was raised On a rougher creed I heard your kind In the preacher’s teeth [Chorus] Bastard Sun, roll on Bastard Sun, roll on You can dry up the creek But you can’t claim my blood Bastard Sun, roll on Bastard Sun, roll on I’m standing on the deed And I won’t back up I stand in your blaze And I don't bow down [Bridge] Yeah, I know how to spot a thief When he wears a family tie How to read the fine print In a smile that won’t hold dry So keep on flashin’ Keep on spinning your lie I’ll plant my boots in this red dirt And I’ll outlast your sky [Final Chorus] Bastard Sun, roll on Bastard Sun, roll on You can dry up the creek But you can’t claim my blood Bastard Sun, roll on Bastard Sun, roll on I’m standing on the deed And I won’t back up I stand in your blaze And I don't bow down Bastard Sun, roll on Bastard Sun, roll on I’m standing on the deed And I won’t back up
