Devil On My Back 2.0

I got whiskey in my veins, demons in my past
Tryna outrun the storm, but the pain's too fast
Took a left down a road I should've never walked
Now the voices in my head got a southern drawl
Mama tried to tell me, Boy, don't play with fire
But I lit the match just to feel inspired
Now I'm knee-deep in sins that I can't erase
But I keep on prayin', hope it ain't too late

Tired of fightin', tired of runnin
Every mile, my soul gets numb and
I been fallin', I been breakin
Tryna climb out but I keep on sinkin

I got a devil on my back and an angel in the wind
Tryna pull me out but I keep fallin' in
Lord, I don't know if I'll make it in the end
But I keep on runnin', I keep on runnin' again

I been walkin' through the valley, barely breathin' at all
Every step that I take, I hear the Reaper call
Ain't no mercy in the dirt when you live like this
Either drown in the guilt or you fight to exist
I seen good men die for the life I chased
Seen a preacher turn cold when he lost his faith
Seen my own damn brother put a gun to his face
So don't tell me 'bout hell-I done seen that place

Maybe I was meant for more
Maybe I was born to lose
Maybe every wrong I've done
Was just another scar to prove

I got scars on my knuckles from the fights I lost
Every bridge that I burned, man, I count the cost
Used to pray to the ceiling when the nights got long
Now I'm singin' my pain in a broken song
Daddy left when I turned seven, said he'd be back
But the bottle took him further down a one-way track
So I learned real quick how to swallow the hurt
Put my faith in the mud and my trust in the dirt