[Verse 1] Same as yesterday, Sunrise paints the mesa red, Another empty morning, another word unsaid Felt the grit beneath my boots, God knows I've tried Serve the badge but the whole world lies [Chorus] It's a slow burn This fire inside Tearin' at my soul Nowhere left to hide Turnin' all my sweetness bitter I've looked the devil in the eyes It's a slow burn But still I ride [Verse 2] Remembered how the creek ran clear, Back when I was young Before the well ran dry, before the song was sung Before I learned that every hand, Can hold an outlaw knife Before I saw the true cost of this hard and weary life [Chorus] It's a slow burn This fire inside Tearin' at my soul Nowhere left to hide Turnin' all my sweetness bitter I've looked the devil in the eyes It's a slow burn But still I ride [Bridge] They say that time can heal all wounds, but that ain't what I've found Just buries 'em a little deeper, in this barren desert ground And every face I look upon, a mirror to that past Reflects the shadows of a love that never came to pass. [Chorus] It's a slow burn This fire inside Tearin' at my soul Nowhere left to hide Turnin' all my sweetness bitter I've looked the devil in the eyes It's a slow burn But still I ride
