[Verse 1] I put my paycheck on the altar every Sunday morning light, Said the prayers, kept the faith, worked the night shift through the fight. Gave my back to the factory floor, my name to every bill, Kissed the kids goodnight and told my wife “I love you still.” Family gathered round the table, friends who never called me first, I poured out every drop I had till my own cup went dry of thirst. [Chorus] Now I’m standing at the crossroads with a heart that’s worn and thin, Torn between this lonely life where nobody lets me in, Or sayin’ fuck ’em all and kickin’ that Harley into gear, Ride the open plains like an outlaw, free of every tear. Lord, I gave it all away and nothin’ came back home, So do I keep on bleedin’ quiet, or just vanish on my own? [Verse 2] She took the best years of my strength and never once said thanks, Kids grew up and moved away, left empty rooms and empty tanks. Mama’s gone, the brothers scattered, buddies found a better crowd, Even Heaven feels a long way off when the silence gets too loud. I was the steady rock they leaned on, the wallet and the fool, Now I’m just a ghost in my own house, playin’ by their rules. [Chorus] Now I’m standing at the crossroads with a heart that’s worn and thin, Torn between this lonely life where nobody lets me in, Or sayin’ fuck ’em all and kickin’ that Harley into gear, Ride the open plains like an outlaw, free of every tear. Lord, I gave it all away and nothin’ came back home, So do I keep on bleedin’ quiet, or just vanish on my own? [Bridge] One more night of empty bottles, one more dawn of the same old pain, Or the rumble of that engine callin’ like a long-forgotten rain. No more tithing to the ones who never saw the blood I spent, Just the wind across the badlands and a life that ain’t been lent. [Final Chorus] Yeah, I’m standing at the crossroads with a heart that’s worn and thin, Tired of feelin’ used and lonely, tired of holdin’ it all in. So fuck ’em all—I’m kickin’ that Harley into gear, Gonna live the rest of my days like an outlaw on the plains out here. I gave the world my everything and watched it walk away… Now the road’s the only one that’s ever gonna stay. [Outro] Dust behind me, no lookin’ back… Just me, the bike, and the endless black.
