Hell Don’t Own the Road

Verse 1 I was raised on dust and broken vows Bible thin, but the debt was loud Mama prayed, daddy drank it dry I learned real young how men survive Midnight hum on an engine’s breath Chrome and sin, flirtin’ with death Every mile carved another scar I never asked who I was Pre-Chorus They say fire takes what it’s owed But some flames don’t bow below Chorus I ride with hell in my headlights Ash on my soul, steel in my hand Devil tried claimin’ my bloodline But hell don’t own the road where I stand Burnin’ tires, judgment paid I don’t run, I don’t pray If you owe the dark, you’ll know my name Yeah… hell don’t own the road Verse 2 Saw liars preach from golden thrones Watched good men rot for sins not their own Justice sleeps in a shallow grave Some debts don’t die, they just wait There’s a whisper when the fire wakes Sounds like chains when the night breaks Not a demon, not a saint Just the line you cross too late Pre-Chorus You can kneel or you can run Either way, I’m comin’ slow Chorus I ride with hell in my headlights Smoke like prayers I never said Devil tried brandin’ my bloodline But hell don’t own the road ahead Burnin’ tires, judgment paid I don’t run, I don’t beg When the reckoning calls your name Hell don’t own the road Bridge (spoken or half-sung) I ain’t the devil… I just collect Final Chorus I ride with hell in my headlights Fire sings when the engine roars You sold your soul for a shortcut Now I’m knockin’ at your door Burn it down, let truth remain No crown waits past the flame I don’t rule heaven, I don’t reign Hell don’t own the road Outro Just dust… Fire… And what you owe