Ashes On My Boots

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Lord, I been patient Kept my hands in my lap Held my tongue at the table While the whole room talked smack We love that peace We preach it clean and loud But some of us got iron in the rib And a storm in the crowd You shaped these hands Like you knew what they’d hold Not for the first strike, Lord Just for what gets told I seen friends fold When the line got crossed Seen truth walk barefoot And the wicked think they boss So I’m asking plain With my chin in the wind If I gotta go darker Tell me where it begins [Pre-Chorus] When do we get To get some get back? When the smoke clears up Do we still stay back? I don’t crave the fire But I know the cost If you call me to it I won’t be lost [Chorus] Lord, when do we get get back When do we get get back We love that peace But we know the crack Lord, when do we get get back When do we get get back If you send me walking I’ll walk where it’s black (Where it’s black) (Where it’s black) [Verse 2] Mama taught mercy Daddy taught steel Said a soft heart’s fine But a soft heart still heals Ain’t no glory in chaos Ain’t no crown in a brawl Still some days I’m the answer When the weak ones call I can pray in the daylight I can kneel in the rain Then stand up slow With a hot blood vein Not out for trouble Not chasing the flame But if the light falls short I’ll go in His name If the road gets ugly And the shadows grow thick I’ll bring back the lost ones I’ll bring back the sick [Pre-Chorus] When do we get To get some get back? When the bill comes due Do we still stay back? I don’t want the violence I want the whole thing healed But if you need a witness I’ll step in the field [Chorus] Lord, when do we get get back When do we get get back We love that peace But we know the crack Lord, when do we get get back When do we get get back If you send me walking I’ll walk where it’s black (Where it’s black) (Where it’s black) [Bridge] If I’m built for war Make me humble too Keep my hand from hate Keep my eyes on You If I’m sent to places Where the good don’t go Let me carry a lantern Let me move real slow Bring me home in peace If I make it through 'Cause I don’t want blood I just want what’s true [Final Chorus] Lord, when do we get get back When do we get get back We love that peace But we know the crack Lord, when do we get get back When do we get get back If you send me walking I’ll walk where it’s black (Where it’s black) (Where it’s black)