(Verse 1) Grave of doubt when I saw my future… Ohhhhh— Checked my six guns, steady and sure, Breathe heavy like a broken prayer. Dust kicks up from hooves on fire, Ridin’ with ghosts and the weight of my prior, Ohhhhh! (Chorus) Scorched earth, Scorched below, (scorched below) Scorched above— I pay the penance with my own damn soul, Shook the devil’s hand in the dead of night, And he smiled like he knew I wouldn’t win that fight… (Verse 2) Been layin’ low, dodgin’ barbed wire, Outrunning hell and the sins I hauled. Vultures grin when a man loses hope— They tilt their heads like they’re in on the joke. (Chorus) Scorched earth, (scorched earth) Scorched below, (scorched below) Scorched above— I pay the penance with my own damn soul, Shook the devil’s hand in the dead of night, And he smiled like he knew I wouldn’t win that fight… (Bridge) Tonight I ride toward my grave, A sinner’s moon held high. I don’t need the cards to know the truth— Some hands are lost before you try. Ohhhh… (Verse 3) Bones sunburned, pride all torn, Desert wind carving its scorn. Sand in my teeth, blood in my lore— Runnin’ from things I can’t outrun no more. (no more…) no more (No more) no more, no more (Chorus) Scorched earth, Scorched below, (scorched below) Scorched above— (scorched earth) Rattlesnakes, shakin’ ready to strike, But I just rode, and rode that heavy ride, Shook the devil’s hand in the dead of night, And he smiled… …but I just rode off ..into the dead of light , OHHHH! (Outro) The vultures circled, But never fed. Some flames don’t die— They just burn meaner instead. Ohhhh…
