Grind you down and grind you down (gonna grind you down) Grind your body down I can remember the last time December The snow that comes falling it washes away I'll live forever the wings of a feather Stand your ground Don't let them grind you down Grind

Outside looking in, my heart lied I gave you everything, everything but blood Everything I had, and everything I've loved You tore away and left me dead inside Another chapter in my life The sun has set, only ashes left behind It turns out I was always

Anywhere the wind blows Rising from the ashes You never know (I might be there) Always been willing to outstare the darkness Dig the well deeper than it needs to go if I live long enough And I've been here before All I know for sure

We don't run I'm standing my ground And we don't back down Bless each tear and this dirt I was born in (run) We don't run, we don't run I'm not afraid of burning bridges 'Cause I know they're gonna light my way Like a Phoenix, from the ashes Welcome to

The Flint River washes that red Georgia dirt The sun sets slow and the stars shine bright Where I grew up, we rode in trucks Ridin' down Buck Island Road Down where I was born was heaven on earth We raised cotton, corn, a little cane, and kids You either

I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it (Yeah) You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it Yeah, breakfast at Tiffany's and bottles of bubbles Girls with tattoos who like getting in trouble Lashes and diamonds,

Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing When the rain washes you clean, you'll know Now here you go again, you say You want your freedom Well who am I to keep you down It's only right that you should Play the way

It's a French kiss, Italian ice Spanish moss in the moonlight Just another American Saturday night Although usually it washes up on our shores She's got Brazilian leather boots on the pedal of her German car Listen to the Beatles singin' 'Back in the

I blame you And I blame you For everything you do For all the scars I bare And breathing all my air For everything I'll ever do Shifting through the ashes And scratching through my life And how sick is it to live with the promises

Awaiting sand A burning man Coals under foot burst into flames Become the earth's ashes approach the door where I place blame Take the first step Cleansing my shame