5: 45 on the 405 Sun on my skin, feels Like a fire. Smoke in the air, From the burning Tires, still got a long Way. 8: 38 I set my keys Down, pour out some Veno from my Hometown, put on That record with that Old song and let my Song play, let my Song play. Ohhhoh it's getting Colder on the backlot Tryin to be a big shot. Ohhhoh it's getting Spacey in the club Scene, dancin with a Dope fiend, Ohhohhohh gunna Head back to the Barn, where it's Sunny on the farm it's Been a long day, long Day. I feel ya, ya I been Feelin her, LA is my Queen sometimes She steels ya. I dropped a got a Couple of racks on This tequila but made A Millia yesterday, Money, I made it real Ya, think back to the Days, I would starve To pay the bills ya, Not bad when a Couple of tries can Make that deal ya, We've come a long Way, long way. Ohhhoh it's getting Colder on the backlot Tryin to be a big shot. Ohhhoh it's getting Spacey in the club Scene, dancin with a Dope fiend, Ohhohhohh gunna Head back to the Barn, where it's Sunny on the farm it's Been a long day, long Day. Wait, if it's only For a minute. Ohhhoh I can't stay In this place, not For a minute . Ohhhoh it's getting Colder on the backlot Tryin to be a big shot. Ohhhoh it's getting Spacey in the club Scene, dancin with a Dope fiend, Ohhohhohh gunna Head back to the Barn, where it's Sunny on the farm it's Been a long day, long Day.

My father taught me home is where the hurt is So I built a fortress Where I lived alone He said ships were never meant to have a harbor So I've worn this armor I've fought and flown I was raised a soldier Put my weapons down to hold you Is a kiss an act of war? I just tried to keep you warm Even though I couldn't stay No, you never looked away Now I can't look away Would you meet me in the middle? Could we both stop keeping score? There's a battle I must fight alone It's you I'm fighting for If I call off the battalion Break my walls down stone by stone Tear down my defenses I can build your heart a home And if I did Would you come home? Together we could quiet all the noises Drown out the voices Play our own song Boys becoming men under the desert sky But something dark inside Said it was wrong I was raised a soldier Put my weapons down to hold you Is a kiss an act of war? I just tried to keep you warm Even though I couldn't stay No, you never looked away Now I won't look away Would you meet me in the middle? Could we both stop keeping score? There's a battle I must fight alone It's you I'm fighting for If I call off the battalion Break my walls down stone by stone Tear down my defenses I can build your heart a home And if I did Would you come home? I still find my father's shrapnel Buried beneath my skin But I've begun to heal in all the places Your hands have been Would you meet me in the middle? Could we both stop keeping score? There's a battle I must fight alone It's you I'm fighting for If I call off the battalion Break my walls down stone by stone Tear down my defenses I can build your heart a home And if I did Would you come home? Wish I found the words when we were 17 You were the best of me You are the best of me

I just had to hear your voice You've always been my rock The one that puts me back together On my way around the block Yeah, I'm a late night phone call An ear that you can bend The sister you never had Your lover and your closest friend And it breaks my heart I'll never be what you need from me Oh I've tried (I've tried) and failed I've prayed (I've prayed) like hell To change (to change) but I can't change (I can't change) I'll let you down 'cause I'm still the same And I can't be (no I can't be) what you need from me You need a trophy on your arm So you don't look so lonely Someone to get you through the night Someone to start your morning coffee You need a man that you can count on Someone who'll finish what he started Not a restless soul who comes and goes And leaves you broken-hearted And it breaks my heart I'll never be what you need from me Oh I've tried (I've tried) and failed I've prayed (I've prayed) like hell To change (to change) but I can't change (no, I can't change) I'll let you down 'cause I'm still the same And I can't be (no I can't be) what you need from me I've tried, I've failed I've prayed like hell But I can't be (no I can't be) what you need from me What you need from me What you need from me

I drive my truck too high I like my songs up loud Go out on Friday night Run around with the rowdy crowd I ain't your typical, half the time I'm difficult And I can be a tough one to love, but She loves me for me Just as country as can be Little rough around the edges Like the holes in these old jeans Ain't asking me to change Nothin' far as I can see She don't want nobody different No one else I gotta be, no She loves me for me (she loves me) She loves me for me (she loves me) yeah, she does Yeah Some days I waste my time Some weeks I work too long Sometimes I speak my mind When I should just leave it alone I ain't your typical, half the time I'm difficult And I can be a tough one to love, but She loves me for me Just as country as can be Little rough around the edges Like the holes in these old jeans Ain't asking me to change Nothin' far as I can see She don't want nobody different No one else I gotta be, no She loves me for me She likes my tattoos and my long hair And my dance moves and my don't care What anybody else besides her thinks And she loves me for me Just as country as can be Rough around the edges Like the holes in these old jeans Ain't asking me to change Nothin' far as I can see She don't want nobody different No one else I gotta be, no She loves me for me (she loves me) oh, yeah She loves me for me (she loves me), yeah, she does She likes my tattoos and my long hair And my dance moves and my don't care What anybody else besides her thinks (she loves me) She loves me for me