Lone wolf

Lyrics

*(Verse 1)* They told me put it down, told me walk away Said the steel don’t belong in the hands of the stray Called me danger, called me wrong, tried to shut me down Every time I hit the floor they swore I’d stay on the ground But the words don’t stop the weight, and the weight don’t break the will You bring the talk, I bring the iron, still standing, still real They circled like the end was written, counted me out I just reloaded in the dark and found another route *(Chorus)* They brought the words, I packed the steel and the lead They tried to bury me, I rose up from the dead Rifle on my shoulder, iron on my hip Lone wolf in the open, and I never slip You can talk your circle, you can call the count I don’t stay down—I stand, I hold, I don’t back out *(Verse 2)* They trashed the name, they burned the story, tried to make me small Said a man with a spine and a sidearm’s bound to fall Every shot they took was verbal, every punch was noise I kept the line, kept the right, kept the calm in the choice They wanted broken, wanted quiet, wanted hands in the air I kept both on the grip and the ground beneath my stare The people who came to finish it left with nothing done I walked out with the steel still warm and the fight still won *(Chorus)* They brought the words, I packed the steel and the lead They tried to bury me, I rose up from the dead Rifle on my shoulder, iron on my hip Lone wolf in the open, and I never slip You can talk your circle, you can call the count I don’t stay down—I stand, I hold, I don’t back out *(Bridge)* Ain’t asking for permission, ain’t begging for a pass The right was written long before they tried to change the past They can hate the sight of it, they can fear the shape But the line holds steady when the rest of them break I don’t hunt the weak, I don’t start the war I just won’t be the one who hits the floor *(Final Chorus)* They brought the words, I packed the steel and the lead They tried to bury me, I rose up from the dead Rifle on my shoulder, iron on my hip Lone wolf in the open, and I never slip You can talk your circle, you can call the count I don’t stay down—I stand, I hold, I don’t back out *(Outro)* Lone wolf. Still standing. Still armed. They failed.