THE LAST WARNING WAS FREE (Alt 1)

Intro I warned you once. That one was free.

Verse 1 You came laughing through my doorway With your boys and borrowed nerve Put your boots across my table Like respect was yours to serve Drank the whiskey from my bottle Called my silence being weak Kept on digging at the quiet Till the quiet learned to speak Every coward stands much taller With his friends behind his back Every fool starts finding Jesus When he hears that hammer crack

Pre-Chorus I don’t shout I don’t repeat I let a man decide How hard the lesson needs to be

Chorus The last warning was free Now every word comes with a price You kept leaning on that doorway Now you’re standing on my side The last warning was free You should’ve listened when I spoke I don’t warn a man twice— I let the second answer smoke LAST WARNING! WAS FREE!

Verse 2 You mistook a steady heartbeat For a man afraid to fight Mistook patience for permission Mistook silence for surrender Now your boys won’t meet my eyes And that grin is wearing thin Funny how a room gets honest When the quiet man stands up in it I gave you distance Gave you time Gave you every road to leave You ignored the open doorway Now you’re bargaining with me

Chorus The last warning was free Now every step collects a debt You can pray I found forgiveness— I ain’t found the damn thing yet The last warning was free You should’ve listened when I spoke You kept reaching for the fire— Now breathe in what you woke You thought I was bluffing. That was the warning. This is the price.

Bridge My father said a quiet man Should never prove his name But every town breeds one damn fool Who has to touch the flame I gave you mercy You gave me cause Now there’s nothing left to say The warning came without a cost— You chose the price to pay The last warning was free Everything after leaves a mark You could’ve walked away by daylight— Now you’re learning in the dark The last warning was free No second chance, no guarantee I don’t raise my voice— I raise the price For men who don’t believe The last warning was free And you spent it testing me Next time someone says, “Walk away”— Remember what you see LAST WARNING! WAS FREE! NO SECOND— WARNING FROM ME!

Outro Next one costs more.

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