Black Tooth Grin

(Verse 1) I was raised on rotgut, baptized in burnt brake fluid Mama had a switchblade laugh, Daddy just chewed it Learned to fight from dogs and lie from saints Ain’t nothin’ in this bloodstream but fumes and complaints (Verse 2) I keep a crowbar by the amp, not for show Crowds get rowdy when the feedback’s low My strings don’t sing—they confess and scream And I play ‘til the frets bleed kerosene (Chorus) Black tooth grin, I ain't your bluesman friend I'm the reason the whiskey shakes and the bar tabs end I don’t need applause—I want the walls to peel And the cops to knock twice ‘cause they know it’s real (Verse 3) Had a girl once—called her “Don’t Ever Ask” She carved her name in my arm like a goddamn task Said, “Play me loud or don’t play me at all” So I wrote her name in blood on a bathroom stall (Verse 4) I played a church once, but the steeple fell My chords cracked pews and the priest raised hell Said I was summonin’ things best left in the dark— Told him, “Good. I need a bass player with teeth like a shark.” (Chorus) Black tooth grin, my halo’s made of rust I chew broken glass and cough up dust I got demons on retainer and sin on speed-dial And my tone’s so filthy it’s legally hostile (Verse 5) You wanna talk soul? Mine's on parole Wears an ankle monitor and snorts black coal When I drop D, the sky gets nervous And every church bell nearby starts to cuss in cursive (Final Chorus) Black tooth grin, play it loud or die Ain’t no heaven for a man who don’t lie So I slide that steel like a sinner with pride— Let the devil drive stick, I’ll sit shotgun and slide