[Verse 1] I used to sleep with the windows wide A small-town name and a clean clear mind Had a front porch view and a slower pace Now I keep my back to the open place I learned quick how the shadows move How a good man bends when the hard times prove Now every stranger gets a second glance Every step I take feels like a chance [Pre-Chorus] I don't wear comfort like I used to wear Too many miles and a few too many scares Still I stand when the night rolls in 'Cause this new skin is where I've been [Chorus] Life of a marked man Burns in my hands I was born one way Now I walk this land Life of a marked man Ain't what I planned But I keep on moving With a mark on my name Life of a marked man (marked man) [Verse 2] Used to know folks by the sound of their laugh Now I know danger by the shape of the path Got a crossed-out map and a changed-up prayer And a few hard truths hanging in the air The old me died in a roadside town When the world I knew came burning down Now I drink my coffee cold and fast And I don't look back when the sirens pass [Pre-Chorus] I don't wear comfort like I used to wear Too many miles and a few too many scares Still I stand when the night rolls in 'Cause this new skin is where I've been [Chorus] Life of a marked man Burns in my hands I was born one way Now I walk this land Life of a marked man Ain't what I planned But I keep on moving With a mark on my name Life of a marked man (marked man) [Bridge] If you knew me then You'd know the change Not from the fear But from the pain Still I got pride Still I got spine You can take the road But not my life [Chorus] Life of a marked man Burns in my hands I was born one way Now I walk this land Life of a marked man Ain't what I planned But I keep on moving With a mark on my name Life of a marked man (marked man)
