[Verse 1] Mama said I came out sideways Bowed knees and a stolen grin My brothers wore their Sunday best I wore the dust I rolled in Every trouble knew my name Every sheriff knew my face I was the black sheep causing chaos Always late, always in the wrong place [Verse 2] I rode one bad choice to the next one Till the walls got my name in ink Cold gray days in a numbered cell Plenty of time to sit and think Heard my old man swear in the hall Heard my little sister pray I seen my sins laid out plain Under a spotlight all damn day [Pre-Chorus] Now the gate swung open on me And the abyss felt too damn wide I been carrying that shame so long It weighs like a stone inside [Chorus] Black sheep son, I know Black sheep son, I know I been low, got no place to go Now I’m trying to come home Black sheep son, I know Black sheep son, I know If I can’t erase the past I can still change what the future holds [Verse 3] I went back to that front door Hands shaking on the screen Mama stood there with her hard eyes Like she’d seen worse than me I said I’m sorry for the trouble For the nights I made you cry She said boy, talk is cheap Show me with how you live life [Pre-Chorus] So I’m stacking up these broken days One honest step at a time I’m done running from the mirror Done calling trouble mine [Chorus] Black sheep son, I know Black sheep son, I know I been low, got no place to go Now I’m trying to come home Black sheep son, I know Black sheep son, I know If I can’t erase the past I can still change what the future holds. [Bridge] I don’t ask for clean hands I don’t ask for peace right now Just a chance to work this dirt off And earn where I stand somehow Let my past sins weep for me Let the future wash away my shame I’ll keep walking that hard line Till my old name fades away [Final Chorus] Black sheep son, I know Black sheep son, I know I been low, got no place to go Now I’m trying to come home Black sheep son, I know Black sheep son, I know If I can’t erase the past I can still change what the future holds [Outro] I was the trouble I was the fall Now I’m trying To answer the call
