I'll Take the Long Road

I’ll Take the Long Road

[Verse 1]

I won’t kneel down for a velvet throne,

Won’t trade my soul for silver and bones.

No masked men with champagne lies,

No blood-red deals in black-tie disguise.

They danced with fire, called it fame—

Now they’re shadows with no name.

[Chorus]

I don’t want the crown if it costs my soul,

Won’t wear their chains just to chase their gold.

Let 'em shine in a house of smoke—

I’ll take the long road, even if it’s broke.

[Verse 2]

I won’t throw parties with locks on the door,

Won’t hush my voice for a chart award.

I’ve seen the rooms, I’ve heard the deals—

Where silence drowns what’s real.

They sold their truth for another spin—

But I’d rather lose than let evil win.

[Chorus]

I don’t want the crown if it costs my soul,

Won’t wear their chains just to chase their gold.

Let ‘em dance in a house of lies—

I’ll walk through fire with open eyes.

[Bridge]

They rose fast, and they fell hard,

Truth don’t sleep in a mansion yard.

They bought applause, I’ll earn my scars,

I’ll ride alone beneath the stars.

[pre-chorus]

So when you hear this voice—you’ll know it’s me,

No ghostwriters, no unseen hands on strings.

Not bought, not born from a crooked deal—

I’m the fire they couldn’t steal.

[Final Chorus]

I don’t want the crown if it costs my soul,

Won’t wear their chains just to chase their gold.

Let ‘em mock me, let ‘em hiss—

I’ll rise without the devil’s kiss.Let ‘em say I walked alone,

But I carved my name in the stone.

No spotlights, no disguise—

Just my truth…and no goodbyes.