Emerging from the Flames 🐦‍🔥

Every experience in your life forged you into who you are today ⚒️🔥 [Intro] My face it was so red, as I began to cry I choked and tried to speak to you But my throat it was so dry The first time That you and I got high [Banjo solo] [Verse] I tried to kiss her mother And got slapped across the face I wasn't even movin' when I thought I won the race He asked if we'd been drinking, as he saw the empty case There was no more denyin' When my vomit hit his face [Verse] Tearin' matches into two As the candle wick got lit Got my bakin' soda Shakin' as I took a hit I looked into the mirror And I knew I had to quit Within the week, I was on a ship [Chorus] By the time I was eleven Tried almost every drug At 19 I was growin' pot 'Til it seeped downstairs, through the rug Crossbow loaded in my hands Peeking from the dark She called my name, the light came on The lecture was about to start I lied and said I only had a buzz I was to high to re-uh-lies Just how high I was [Banjo interlude] [Transition] So many didn't make it out alive My drugs were more important than my kids or my wife It would be so many years Alone with all my tears Avoiding all my fears Didn't think I'd get another chance at life [Chorus] A needle hangin' from my arm The child looked me in the eye My own kids beggin' me to stop Didn't want to see me slowly die I hid the pain with numbness As life spiraled through the years Made myself feel nothin' so I wouldn't shed no tears Tried everything, every way, it could never be enough The life I had created, I made it all so tough [Outro] It took a trip to prison To show myself my love I learned to change the way I think With unearned blessings from above I know that I am grateful So many times I called his bluff He shed his light upon me Undeserving, but thankful for so much He tells me now that I'd arrived Already carrying his love [Washboard outro]