Outside of the Gate

Lirik

**Title: Outside the Gate** *(Verse 1)* He works the land from dawn till dark, Pays his bills and keeps the lights on. Wife and kids asleep upstairs, Front porch light the only one on. Then the sound cuts through the quiet— Footsteps where they don’t belong. He don’t ask for help or waiting, Just the tool he earned the right to own. *(Chorus)* A white man stands with what he’s got, Rifle ready, calm and hot. Family sleeping, land he bought, Outside threat comes, he answers the shot. Not for glory, not for pride, Just so no one takes what’s inside. When the law’s too far or late, He protects what’s at the gate. *(Verse 2)* They call it privilege, he calls it duty— Same as any man who won’t stay mute. Property lines and children’s rooms Don’t care what color’s on the news. He’s seen the reports, the broken doors, The times when help arrived too slow. So the safe stays locked until the night When an outside threat decides to show. *(Chorus)* A white man stands with what he’s got, Rifle ready, calm and hot. Family sleeping, land he bought, Outside threat comes, he answers the shot. Not for glory, not for pride, Just so no one takes what’s inside. When the law’s too far or late, He protects what’s at the gate. *(Bridge)* Equal under threat, equal in the right— Any man who won’t surrender night. But the song he sings is simple, clear: He’ll meet the danger standing here.