[Verse 1] I’ve got my father’s watch Bent and bruised from years I’ve got your name in my mouth Like a promise I keep near Some things you don’t trade Even when the room gets cold Even when it costs you sleep Even when it costs you hold [Pre-Chorus] I’ve watched good men fold For a little easy peace I’ve seen the safe road leave A grave where courage used to breathe So if I have to stand alone If my knees hit stone [Chorus] I’ll die on this hill I’ll die on this hill For the ones who can’t stand still For what’s right, I will I’ll die on this hill I’ll die on this hill If the price is my own will Let it be, let it be this hill [Verse 2] It’s not about a flag It’s not about a fight It’s a child with a backpack on Walking home at night It’s the worker in the rain It’s the neighbor who speaks up first It’s the hand that takes the blow So somebody else won’t get hurt [Pre-Chorus] I know what fear can do It can sweet-talk like a friend But every time I backed away I could feel my spine bend So if I have to stand alone If my name gets thrown [Chorus] I’ll die on this hill I’ll die on this hill For the ones who can’t stand still For what’s right, I will I’ll die on this hill I’ll die on this hill If the price is my own will Let it be, let it be this hill [Bridge] And maybe I lose friends And maybe I lose time Maybe I come home with less Than what I had in mind But I won’t call it foolish When the line was drawn by love When I stood between the harm And the people I was thinking of [Final Chorus] I’ll die on this hill I’ll die on this hill For the ones who can’t stand still For what’s right, I will I’ll die on this hill I’ll die on this hill If the price is my own will Let it be, let it be this hill [Outro] Let it be this hill Let it be this hill For the ones I love I’ll die on this hill
