Yeah
This one′s for the ones who made it out
But never really left
Mama raised a hellraiser…
Born rough, cold night, small town, fist up
Sixteen with a chip on my shoulder
Watchin’ grown men turn the ghost off the bottle
Kickin’ up dust with the older boys
Learnin’ real quick about pain and noise
Every word that was told to me
Felt like truth, card, oak, and concrete
Never held a gun, I was scared to use
Learned early who you win or lose
Trust don’t come where the lines get blurred
Where love gets quiet and hate gets heard
School bells ring but I didn’t stay
Had a fast track runnin’ the other way
Burnin’ down roads with a half tank dream
Laughin’ loud but dyin’ unseen
Lord, can you hear me now?
Got my hand on the wheel tryin’ not to spin out
Mama raised a hellraiser… yeah, I stayed that way
Blue lights flashin’ but I never pray
Mama raised a hellraiser… roads gettin’ colder
Lord, be my savior… weight on my shoulder
Mama raised a hellraiser… heart like a storm
Lord, be my savior… been fightin’ since born
Mama raised a hellraiser… can’t slow down
Lord, be my savior… before I drown
Tell me, Lord, do you see this life?
Every wrong turn, every sleep is night
Seems like the good ones fade away
While the broken ones just learn to stay
I seen young boys turn into time
Steel balls and a number, no second line
Let us say it's all okay
But truth don't read like the words we say
Got a buddy barely seventeen
Lost his soul to a county scene
Another one drownin’ in a glass
Tryin’ to outrun a haunted past
Lord, I tried to walk that line
But the past keeps callin’ every time
And every road I take just bends
Right back where it all began
Mama raised a hellraiser… still that man
Prayin’ you forgive me for the life I wrecked
Mama raised a hellraiser… roads gettin’ colder
Lord, be my savior… weight on my shoulders
Mama raised a hellraiser… heart like a storm
Lord, be my savior… been fightin’ since born
Mama raised a hellraiser… can’t slow down
Lord, be my savior… before I drown
Dear Lord, it's me again
Still fightin’ wars I can't defend
Tryin’ to be better than I was before
But that devil keeps knockin’ at my door
Got anger sittin’ in my chest like a loaded round
I can't suppress some nights I lose control
Some nights I'm diggin’ my own hole
Seen things I can't unsee
They follow like a shadow over me
And I wonder if I'll ever change
Or if I'm just wearin’ different chains
If I fall when my time comes
Let me rest where the river runs
Not judged by the man I was
But the fight I gave just because
Even in the dark I try
Still got that fire I can't deny
Mama raised a hellraiser… yeah, that's true
But I'm still reachin’ out to you
Mama raised a hellraiser… I ain't proud
Lord, be my savior… hear me now
Mama raised a hellraiser… worn and torn
Lord, be my savior… tired and worn
Mama raised a hellraiser… still I pray
Still I pray
Lord, be my savior… show me a way
© transcript Emily Beynon
