You sat as still as one at the dinner table With nothin' to say after grace You were hard as one 'cause you had to be Yeah, the oldest ones turn out that way And if I had me one for every time you let me down I'd build a wall I guess I did Yeah, you taught me all about Which ones sank, and which ones skipped But there's throwin' ones And rollin' ones And gettin' us to open up Was like gettin' blood from one The steppin' kind The steady kind The "Hey, I've got your back ones" You can stand behind I'm just now findin' out, now that you're gone We were cut from the same stone I sway like you When I get nervous I'm shy like you But most folks couldn't tell I get the same shade of red as you did When I'm angry I'm red right now 'cause I'm mad as hell At the throwin' ones The rollin' ones And gettin' us to open up Was like gettin' blood from one The steppin' kind The steady kind The "Hey, I've got your back ones" You can stand behind I'm just now findin' out, now that you're gone We were cut from the same stone Yeah, there's a lot of things That should be written in one But your name Ain't one of 'em So I carry one And it's a heavy one I'm just now findin' out, now that you're gone We were cut from the same stone The same stone

I traced it back to a couple months before I was born I must've heard my momma tell my daddy That she was tired, 'cause babies make you tired, but Deep down, she was just unhappy I think my father did the best that he could do He rarely made it to the dinner table Said, "He was working late", but he was working late Fogging up the windows of an '89 Sable I, I learned to cry Quietly, I learned to pray Silently, inside a house where the Devil played And I, hate that it runs in my blood I hate how easy it comes I wish I learned how to love the same way, I Learn to Lie I learned to sing to Carole King on the radio Learned to shoot on a little Red Ryder I can drive a stick, and in a pinch I can pop a bottle with a cigarette lighter I learned to cry Quietly, I learned to pray Silently, inside a house where the Devil played And I, hate that it runs in my blood I hate how easy it comes I wish I learned how to love the same way, I Learn to Lie And I, I learned to say things I don't mean Like, stay, when I want you to leave And when you don't come home or call And I swear I don't mind I hate that I know how it's done When a moment just like this one comes I just go numb and play dumb and look you in the eye And lie Oh, and lie

They were made to ride and ramble They were made for desert stars They ain't broke in 'til they've broken A few horses and some hearts Kickin' dust-up instead of habits Got some bad ones they should lose That's why they call 'em cowboy boots They were made to count a band off Two-step across the floor Push down on the throttle Hide a bottle, kick down doors They'll make you feel ten feet tall And cool like Chris LeDoux That's why they call 'em cowboy boots Don't be surprised They got a warnin' in their name And the one that's got 'em on Can't take all the blame They got a reckless reputation That they always live up to That's why they call 'em cowboy boots They were made to crush a beer can Stomp out a cigarette They were made to wear 'til they wear out So I ain't hung mine up yet They're good at holdin' ground These ropers ain't got roots That's why they call 'em cowboy boots Don't be surprised They got a warnin' in their name And the one that's got 'em on Can't take all the blame They got a reckless reputation That they always live up to That's why they call 'em cowboy boots They're good at goodbye Gettin' gone's what they do I had to learn the hard way That cowgirls wear 'em too Don't be surprised They got a warnin' in their name And the one that's got 'em on Hey, can't take all the blame They got a reckless reputation That they always live up to Rollin' in just like the wind And leavin' right out of the blue Yeah, they always do That's why they call 'em cowboy boots