I'm an American

I'm an American, carved from the land

Boots in the dirt and a gun in my hand

I'm an American, rough cut and true

Ain't bowin' to nothin', not me, not you

I was raised where the dust gets thick

And talk is cheap and fists talk quick

Men stand tall 'cause they got to fight

And freedoms are fire beneath your feet every night

They told me young, "Boy, don't break

Hold your ground when the walls start to shake"

I'm an American, outlaw-born

Thunder in my blood like a desert storm

Steel in my spine, grit in my soul

This heart beats wild, it don't grow cold

I'm an American, proud and free

This land runs mean, runs deep in me

Head pulled low, boots worn down

I've stared at death and I've held my ground

Got a pistol clean and a bible tore

Ain't afraid of hell, been there before

Ain't no crown I'm tryin' to please

I ride with the wind and I walk with ease

I'm an American, outlaw-born

Thunder in my blood like a desert storm

Steel in my spine, grit in my soul

This heart beats wild, it don't grow cold

I'm an American, proud and free

This land runs mean, runs deep in me

Freedom's not talk, it's a scar on your hand

It's a man standin' up when the others ran

It's blood on the boots and smoke in the air

It's livin' with pride when nobody cares

This ain't no song, it's a battle cry

For the riders that live and the ones that die

For the backbone towns the world forgot

For the outlaws' souls that give all they've got

I'm an American, outlaw-born

Thunder in my blood like a desert storm

Steel in my spine, grit in my soul

This heart beats wild, it don't grow cold

I'm an American, proud and free

This land runs mean, runs deep in me

I'm an American!

Come from the land!

Boots in the dirt!

And a gun in my hand!

I'm an American!

Rough cut and true!

Ain't bowin' to nothin', not me, not you!

Not you