Old Bones And Broken Oaths

Ain't much left in these bones but stories still echo

Spent my years in a war with time
Left some friends some sins behind
A broken back a crooked grin
Still I rise wearin' every scar within

Ashes in my beard fire in my chest
Ain't done prayin'  but I sure don't rest

Old bones and broken oaths
Carried burdens no young man knows
Every mile a weight I've earned
But I still stand while the bridges burn

Held her hand 'til the tremble took hold
Watched love turn to ashes and gold
I buried the past where the pines don't speak
But her ghost walks every creek

Time don't heal it just hides the knife
But I toast the pain  it made my life

Old bones and broken oaths
Carried burdens no young man knows
Every mile a weight I've earned
But I still stand while the bridges burn

I seen more nights than I care to recall
One by one I watched my heroes fall
But I stayed true through hell and sin
Sometimes losin' means you win

Got no riches got no throne
But I built a kingdom outta stone

Now the fire burns low but it still gives heat
Even cracked hands can feel the beat
A life hard-lived a tale well-told
There's honor yet in growing old

Old bones and broken oaths
Carried burdens no young man knows
Every mile a weight I've earned
But I still stand while the bridges burn

Still standin' with the ashes in my hands