[Intro] YOU READY TO GO JOHNNY, JOHNNY TOMBSTONE [Verse 1] Johnny Tombstone Thin as a fence post Countin’ the stains On a cracked white wall Used to run hot Through the bars and the backroads Now his hands shake When the nightbirds call Says “I was young then Mean just to feel somethin’ Took what I wanted And I left the rest I wore my anger Like iron on my shoulder Now it’s just heavy On a hollow chest” [Chorus] Was I good enough For the love I was given Or just a shadow On somebody’s day All the names I bruised In the heat of my livin’ Do they heal When I fade away I can wish them well As the dark starts closin’ But can I forgive The man I chose to be Last breath comin’ Like a slow train rollin’ I’m still askin’ What’s left of me [Verse 2] Johnny Tombstone Talks to the ceiling “Tommy I’m sorry I pulled you in that fight Mama I’m sorry I slammed that screen door Never came back ‘til your hair turned white” He sees their faces In the rust on the window Little reflections He can’t quite clean All that resentment He polished for decades Drops like a coin Through a torn blue jean [Chorus] Was I good enough For the love I was given Or just a burden They learned to hide All the hearts I cracked Just to prove I was winnin’ Did they bleed Long after mine dried I can wish them well As the dark starts closin’ Send my mercy Where my hands can’t reach Last breath comin’ Like a slow bell tollin’ But can I forgive The man I used to be [Bridge] [Band falls quiet] He whispers “If you’re listenin’ Anyone Anywhere Let the ones I wounded Forget I was there Take this tired anger Lay it down in the dirt If there’s room for sinners There’s room for my hurt” (oh Lord) [Chorus] Was I good enough For the love I was given Or just a story They’re glad is done All the lives I bent Chasin’ some kind of freedom Can they stand In the morning sun I can wish them well As the dark’s still closin’ Feel their faces In the air I breathe Last breath comin’ And my chest wide open So I’ll forgive The man I chose to be [Outro] Johnny Tombstone Soft as a prayer now One last tear On a weathered cheek “I was not kind But I’m layin’ it down here If grace will have me That’s all I need”
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