[Verse 1] Born where the road turns mean With a stranger in my skin Mama said, "Boy, you got fire" Everyone said, "Don't let it in" I tried to walk straight line Tried to keep my hands clean But trouble knew my full name Like it lived inside of me I left good tracks in the dirt Left bad news at the gate Kept my heart in my shirt Still I couldn't outrun fate Every promise I made Went and broke on the bend I was built for the fight But I never meant to sin [Pre-Chorus] I got a good heart, baby Buried under the dust I keep reaching for mercy But it never holds enough Then I hear that whisper Calling me back in Like a snake in the grass Saying "come on, brother, spin" [Chorus] That devil in my blood That outlaw in my veins He eats my best intentions And leaves me with the stains That devil in my blood He knows my every weakness I was born to run wild But he turned my wild to needles That devil in my blood Keeps pulling me back under He feeds off the outlaw He can smell my hunger (Devil in my blood) I can't outrun that thunder (Devil in my blood) He made a home in my number [Verse 2] I met a colder outlaw Meaner than the rest Came dressed like a promise Now he lives inside my chest He don't wear a black hat Don't ride in on a horse He just sits in my shadow And whispers, "take one more" He knows how to sweet talk Knows just where to bite Takes my name from my mouth Turns my dawn into night I been praying at the sink With my palms on the chrome Saying, "Lord, if you hear me Don't let me die alone" [Pre-Chorus] I got a good heart, baby Buried under the dust I keep reaching for mercy But it never holds enough Then I feel that fire Rising through the bend Like a wolf at my door Saying "come on, brother, in" [Chorus] That devil in my blood That outlaw in my veins He eats my best intentions And leaves me with the stains That devil in my blood He knows my every weakness I was born to run wild But he turned my wild to needles That devil in my blood Keeps pulling me back under He feeds off the outlaw He can smell my hunger (Devil in my blood) I can't outrun that thunder (Devil in my blood) He made a home in my number [Bridge] If I could split this soul I'd bury half for peace Keep the boy with the big heart And throw the rest to the creek But the beast in my chest Got a key to my door Every time I swear I'm done He comes back wanting more [Final Chorus] That devil in my blood That outlaw in my veins He eats my best intentions And leaves me with the stains That devil in my blood He knows my every weakness I was born to run wild But he turned my wild to needles That devil in my blood Keeps pulling me back under He feeds off the outlaw He can smell my hunger (Devil in my blood) I can't outrun that thunder (Devil in my blood) Lord, break this home he built inside my number
