I Came Back Wrong

Intro

Verse 1 I came back wrong from the fire, With a shadow in my chest Same old boots on the floorboards, Same black coat, no rest Mama said my eyes looked colder, Like the light had packed and gone I smiled like I still remembered, But something in me moved on

Pre-Chorus They asked me where the good man went, I said, “Boys, he didn’t last” Some graves don’t need a name on stone, Some men just become the past

Chorus I came back wrong, With the night in my veins Same old face, same old name, But nothing stayed the same I came back wrong, A dead man walking on You can pray for who I used to be, But that good man’s gone

Verse 2 There’s a chair still by the window, Where I used to watch the rain Now I stand there after midnight, And don’t feel a thing for pain There’s a Bible on the table, Open where it always was But the words don’t hit like thunder, They just settle down like dust

Pre-Chorus I left my mercy in the ashes, Left my softness in the smoke The man they tried to bury there Was the only one who broke

Chorus I came back wrong, With the night in my veins Same old face, same old name, But nothing stayed the same I came back wrong, A dead man walking on You can pray for who I used to be, But that good man’s gone That good man’s gone, That good man’s gone I came back breathing, But that good man’s gone

Bridge Don’t look too long in my eyes, You might see what I became A house can still be standing After nothing inside remains And I ain’t asking for forgiveness, I ain’t crawling toward the dawn I came back wearing my own skin, But I came back wrong I came back wrong, With the night in my veins Same old face, same old name, But nothing stayed the same I came back wrong, A dead man walking on You can pray for who I used to be, But that good man’s gone I came back wrong, No light left to save I didn’t crawl out of that fire, I climbed out of my grave

Outro They thought I survived it. But something else came home.

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