Laredo Morning Sun

Woke up to the sound of sirens

But they were just in my head

The cheap hotel room was spinning

Wish I could just stay in bed

Smell of stale smoke and bad decisions

Clinging to the collar of my shirt

Another promise broken

Another night where I just hurt

Found your number written on the mirror

Smudged it off before I cried

Last night's reckless woman

Is the one I'm finally trying to hide

But the Laredo morning sun

Cuts right through the window screen

And it burns away the lies

Shows me everything that's been

This ain't the life I meant for

These shadows ain't my name

I'm scrubbing off the reckless nights

And stepping back into the flame

Watched the dust settle on the floor

'Cause I'm walking out that door

And I ain't tasting that regret ever more

Pulled the denim jacket tighter

Stood and faced the morning light

The shame hits harder than the whiskey

That I drank all through the night

There's a bruise on my commitment

A crack in my resolve

But there's a fire deep inside me

Watching as the walls dissolve

I'm not built to be a warning

Not meant to be a sad refrain

Gonna pay my dues in sweat and honesty

And never turn again

And the Laredo morning sun

Cuts right through the window screen

And it burns away the lies

Shows me everything that's been

This ain't the life I meant for

These shadows ain't my name

I'm scrubbing off the reckless nights

And stepping back into the flame

Watched the dust settle on the floor

'Cause I'm walking out that door

And I ain't tasting that regret ever more

Gotta leave the wreckage where it lies

Gotta trust this path I choose

I've got nothing left to lose

But everything to prove

Laredo morning sun

Laredo morning sun