Hold The Line

[Verse 1]

Gravel lot outside a rusted bar

Neon half-lit, but the parking’s full of scars

Boot prints in the dust

Names scratched in the doorframe

Folks trading long weeks

For a short song and a stiff drink

I came up

Tuning borrowed strings behind the ice machine

Tip jar full of quarters

Dreams stuck between

A busted amp

And a boss that said, “Clock in or quit”

[Chorus]

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

From the factory floor to the back row pew

From the midnight rigs to the worn-out shoes

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

Yeah, we hold the line so the music can bleed through

[Verse 2]

Mama counted tips

In a single-wide that leaned to one side

Dad’s hands shook

But he still turned every wrench with pride

They taught me: stand up

Even when your voice cracks in the dust

So I play slow

For the waitress with the tired eyes

For the old man

Humming low, fighting off goodbye

For the kid at the rail

Who thinks a song might get him out alive

[Chorus]

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

From the overtime shifts to the courthouse queue

From the long dirt roads to the city view

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

Yeah, we hold the line so the music can bleed through

Yeah, we hold the line so the music can bleed through

[Bridge]

This ain’t fame

It’s a calloused kind of truth

It’s missing rent

To tell a story back to you

Every chord a small defiance

Every word a worn-out prayer

[Chorus]

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

From the back porch swing to the cramped tattoo

From the broken hearts to the hard-won few

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

Yeah, we hold the line so the music can bleed through (oh)

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

[Chorus]

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

Yeah, we hold the line so the music can bleed through (oh)

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

[Verse 1]

Gravel lot outside a rusted bar

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

Yeah, we hold the line so the music can bleed through (oh)

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

We hold the line so the music can bleed through

Yeah, we hold the line so the music can bleed through (oh)

We hold the line so the music can bleed through