Ain’t My First Fire

I’ve heard this story before. Different faces. Same ending.

I’ve seen towns rise on promises And fall on borrowed truth Watched good men lose themselves Tryin’ to prove what they already knew Every road I ever trusted Asked for blood before it bent Funny how the lessons stick When you pay in consequence

This ain’t fear in my voice It’s memory

This ain’t my first fire Ain’t my first long night I’ve been burned, I’ve been tested Still walkin’ upright You can call it luck, call it grace Call it stubborn pride But I didn’t get here by accident This ain’t my first fire

I’ve buried things I loved Just to keep the rest alive Learned when to hold the line Learned when to step aside I don’t rush into the darkness I don’t flinch when it hits I know exactly who I am And who I ain’t standin’ with

I don’t need to raise my voice To make it real

This ain’t my first fire I know how heat behaves I’ve watched flames take everything Then leave behind the man I don’t scare easy anymore I don’t scare quick I didn’t survive this long For nothin’ — This ain’t my first fire

Some men break the first time Some men never do Some men learn to stand still And let the storm move through So if I look calm in the chaos If I don’t react like before That’s not weakness talkin’ — That’s a man who’s seen it all

This ain’t my first fire Won’t be my last stand But I don’t walk in blind anymore I know where I am I’ll take the smoke, take the scars Take the truth when it’s dire I’m still here for a reason This ain’t my first fire

Yeah… I know how this goes.

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