Run My Race

They said slow down son, you're dreaming too loud

But I was born with thunder and a storm cloud

Mama called it stubborn, daddy called it grit

I call it the fire that I can't quit

Boots on the ground, dust on my wheels

Livin' so hard that the devil feels

This small town tryin' to hold me back

But I'm a runaway train on a rebel track

Every scar's a lesson that I learned right

Every broken bone made me burn bright

They throw stones but I build bridges

While they're throwin' shade, I'm burnin' ridges

I don't walk my walk, I run my race

Middle finger to the rules I face

Heart on my sleeve, blood in my veins

I'm a storm they're never gonna tame

You can hate my name, you can doubt my pace

But I'll be gone while you're standin' in place

I don't walk my walk, I run my race

Yeah, I run my race

Whiskey in my coffee, gasoline in my soul

These back road dreams are takin' their toll

But I'd rather burn out than fade away

Be a legend in the ground than a ghost someday

They write me off like I'm yesterday's news

But I'm tomorrow's headline, they're gonna lose

This heart beats loud as a freight train's roar

I'm everything they were rootin' against and more

While they're sleepin' on my dreams

I'm wide awake and buildin' teams

Of broken hearts and shattered dreams

Who learned to fly without no wings

We don't ask permission here

We don't drown in doubt and fear

Or the voices they don't wanna hear

But we're screamin' loud and crystal clear

I don't walk my walk, I run my race

Foot on the gas, I won't break

Clouds of dust that can't be chased

I'm the future they can't erase

Talk your talk, I'll run my race

Leave you chokin' on my dust and grace

I don't walk my walk, I run my race

Yeah, I run my race

So keep your sidewalk, keep your pace