THE YEARS WON

Intro I beat everything that came for me. Almost everything.

Verse 1 I outran men with loaded guns Slept beneath a freezing sun Worked my hands down to the bone Built a life from dirt and stone I watched good friends turn into names Watched bad blood lose its flame Every fight that should've done me in Somehow I walked out again

Pre-Chorus I thought surviving made me strong Hell, I thought I'd proved them wrong

Chorus I fought the world and mostly won Outran every loaded gun Buried love and carried on But time kept riding toward the dawn No man beats what marches on No matter what he's overcome I beat the devil, beat the road— But in the end... The years won

Verse 2 Now the mirror takes its time Showing me what's left of mine Silver where the black once grew Hands that shake at things they knew My old horse has long been gone The house gets colder before dawn And every stair I used to fly Makes me stop halfway and smile

Chorus I fought the world and mostly won Outran every loaded gun Buried love and carried on But time kept riding toward the dawn No man beats what marches on No matter what he's overcome I beat the devil, beat the road— But in the end... The years won

Bridge Don't mistake me for defeated I ain't asking back my youth Every scar was worth the bleeding Every wrinkle tells the truth If time came asking for surrender I'd still make the bastard run I fought the world and mostly won Had my days beneath the sun If this old road says I'm done— I reckon that's fair The years won

Outro But they took their damn time.

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