[Verse 1] He walks in with the case Black lacquer, razor shine Every head turns slow When he lines up that spine Thumb on the fretboard Eyes on the blade He makes a dead room pulse Like it never got made [Pre-Chorus] One note cuts through steel One bend bends the crowd He don't just play it clean He makes the whole room loud [Chorus] Play those strings, boy Play those strings, boy Shiniest man alive Make that wood come alive Play those strings, boy Play those strings, boy He got gold in his hands And a fire in his slide [Verse 2] Chrome on the knuckles Sweat on the neck He drags a cry out Then he leaves them wrecked Bass hits like a hammer Drums hit like rain But he still floats above it Like a blade in the flame [Pre-Chorus] One note cuts through steel One bend bends the crowd He don't just play it clean He makes the whole room loud [Chorus] Play those strings, boy Play those strings, boy Shiniest man alive Make that wood come alive Play those strings, boy Play those strings, boy He got gold in his hands And a fire in his slide [Bridge] Let the lights go dim Let the whole world stare He can turn that grief Into a silver prayer [breakdown] Then he leans right in With that wicked grin One more run so bright You can feel it in your skin [Final Chorus] Play those strings, boy Play those strings, boy Shiniest man alive Make that wood come alive Play those strings, boy Play those strings, boy He got gold in his hands And a fire in his slide
