[Verse 1] Dust on the courthouse steps Old paint peeling off the walls Hands worn out from holding on While the whole damn town just falls You can hear it in the feed lines You can see it in the store Folks keep saying it'll change But it just keeps asking more [Pre-Chorus] We been bending way too long We been biting back our tongue If we let it slide tonight Ain’t nothing left when morning comes [Chorus] Take it back, take it back Put the fire in our chest Take it back, take it back We don’t settle for less Take it back, take it back From the rich man’s greed and gloom Take it back, take it back Beat that lie right out the room (take it back) [Verse 2] Mama’s hands on a supper plate Daddy’s boots by the door Little ones still asking why This place don’t feel like before Plant the seed and guard the fence Keep your word, keep it true If this land is gonna live Then we know what we gotta do [Pre-Chorus] We been bending way too long We been biting back our tongue If we let it slide tonight Ain’t nothing left when morning comes [Chorus] Take it back, take it back Put the fire in our chest Take it back, take it back We don’t settle for less Take it back, take it back From the rich man’s greed and gloom Take it back, take it back Beat that lie right out the room (take it back) [Bridge] I’ve seen good people dragged through dust By a hand that never gave I’ve seen pride turn into fear And fear get dug into the grave But if we stand shoulder to shoulder If we rise and hold the line We can pull this broken place Back to mercy, back to shine [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Take it back, take it back Put the fire in our chest Take it back, take it back We don’t settle for less Take it back, take it back From the rich man’s greed and gloom Take it back, take it back Beat that lie right out the room Take it back, take it back Let the whole wide world hear Take it back, take it back We ain’t living in fear (take it back)
