Demons Down

In the town that I was born in they said that I was wild

A bad seed born to lose forever

My daddy used to teach me with the back side of his hand

Oh Lord, I guess he didn't know better

Leaving was a long, long time coming

I don't know now where the courage was found

'Cause they said: Boy, you'll never amount to nothin'

But oh Lord

I stared my demons down

I had one hand on the bible, another hand on the wheel

And I headed out in search of my horizons

There's just one thing that I know for certain

Growing old don't make a boy a man

When my time comes and they raise the final curtains

I'll know I took a stand

I stared my demons

I stared my demons down

Black smoke'll fill up the sky

As my bridges burn to the ground

I'll hold my head up high

As I walk right through this town

Don't need no simple minds

Telling me who I am

So I came back to say goodbye

Look 'em in the eye

And stare my demons down

In the town that I was born in they said that I was wild

Now I'm on the train bound for heaven