Hellraisers

The way I was when I left
Ain't the same way I'm comin' back
It's been too damn long, I've been gone from home
Not much to show for busting my ass

Just some bond money gone, contacts in my phone
Full of names that I can't even call
But they can all go to hell, got what I got by myself
Ain't needin' a bitch or a hand out from pa

This one here's for them hellraisers stuck in them trailblazers, holdin' it down
A little somethin' for the junkyard dogs still standin' tall
Barkin' loud
A toast for them old at hearts in them honky-tonk bars
Strummin' hard and singin' proud

All the small town risk-taker work hard to play later, state to staters
This one here's for them hellraisers
Just holdin' it down

Still gettin' used to all the hangovers
Chain-smokin', ain't no way that I'ma walk out on the stage sober
'Cause I know that once the show's done, you'll all be goin' home
My ass is back on the road

But that's the life I chose, grab a bottle, let it pour
And I'll strum these songs until it's deep in the mornin'
Some for her, some for the Lord
This one's for gettin' y'all goin'

This one here's for them hellraisers stuck in them trailblazers, holdin' it down
A little somethin' for the junkyard dogs still standin' tall
Barkin' loud
A toast for them old at hearts in them honky-tonk bars
Strummin' hard and singin' proud

All the small town risk-taker work hard to play later
Shake it and bake it, baby
This one here's for them hellraisers
Just holdin' it down
This one here's for them hellraisers
Holdin' it down

This one here's for them hellraisers stuck in them trailblazers, holdin' it down
A little somethin' for the junkyard dogs still standin' tall
Barkin' loud
A toast for them old at hearts in them honky-tonk bars
Strummin' hard and singin' proud

All the small town risk-taker work hard to play later
Shake it and bake it, baby
This one here's for them hellraisers
Just holdin' it down
This one here's for them hellraisers
Just holdin' it down

Holdin' it down
Yeah, holdin' it down