ASHES AND GASOLINE

I was born with a chip and a broke-down plan
Raised on rebel prayers and the devil’s brand
Smoke in my lungs, blood on my boots
Whiskey dreams and hell-bent roots
Got scars that don’t show until the bottle hits
Truth don’t lie when you’re down in the ditch
Yeah, I danced with demons in the pale moonlight
But I found my fight on a Sunday night

Cause I’m ashes and gasoline, fire in my soul
Raised by the wild, baptized in control
From the wreck I rose, yeah, I found my flame
A runaway heart you’ll never tame
So light that match, baby, let it scream
This boy don’t break-I'm ashes and gasoline

I got a cross on my neck, sins on my back
A Bible with pages burnt down to black
But grace came knockin like a freight train hit
And I stood back up with a fistful of grit
Ain’t lookin’ for clean, just real and raw
Redemption ain’t sweet, it’s the last straw
I ain’t perfect, but I’ve paid my dues
God don’t waste a soul he can still use

Yeah, I’m ashes and gasoline, thunder in the veins
Still hear the echoes of my younger pain
But I’m burnin’ brighter than the bridges I crossed
Built from the broken, not from what I lost
So bring that storm, let the angels scream
This boy don’t fold-I’m ashes and gasoline

I’ve been lost, been damned, been gone too far
But even outlaws can find who they are
Now I wear my past like a battle cry
Turned my dirt into wings and I learned to fly

Yeah, I’m ashes and gasoline, smoke in the sky
Faith and fire in my battle cry
I ain’t your hero, but I found my name
Etched in the edge of that outlaw flame
So rev that soul like a war machine
This boy’s alive, I’m ashes and gasoline