Last Man Standing

Intro

(oh) Last man, last man — ooh

(hey) Last man, last man — yeah

Verse

I wore my luck like an old blue jacket, faded at the seams

Traded in my crown for a dented grin and borrowed gasoline

City burned its promises and left names in the dust

But I kept my hands, kept my plans, kept the parts that I could trust

They counted out the winners while they pointed at the cracks

I learned to read the silence for the sound of a way back

Boots on broken pavement, moonlight on a scar

I learned to move like lightning without any radar

Pre-chorus

So when the lights go low and the doors all close

When the last dog howls and no one knows

I plant my feet and I don't run, I don't fold

I keep my story when the rest get old

Chorus

I'm the last man standing, I'm the last man standing (oh-oh)

Hands up to the sky but my feet are planted (yeah, yeah)

I'm the last man standing, I'm the last man standing

Burning through the silence, I keep demanding (hey)

Last man standing, last man standing, last man standing

Verse

They said the map was done, that the route was through and gone

But I stitched my path from cigarette light and a marching song

I know the taste of rust and the sound of a closed door

I know when to fold, but I know better than to stay on the floor

Names fade from the marquee, faces leave the frame

But some kind of stubbornness keeps whispering my name

Call it pride or call it hunger, call it reckless, call it right

When the smoke clears, somebody's got to own the night

Pre-chorus

So when the clock runs out and the band plays flat

When the lucky vanish and the dice all crack

I plant my feet and I don't bow, I don't bend

I keep my breath till the long road ends

Chorus

I'm the last man standing, I'm the last man standing (uh-huh)

Hands up to the sky but my feet are planted (ooh)

I'm the last man standing, I'm the last man standing

Burning through the silence, I keep demanding (hey-ya)

Last man standing, last man standing, last man standing

Verse

There were promises for sale, half off, take your pick

I walked past the bargain lies, heavy heart but steady click

Picked up all the pieces that the others left behind

Built a little fort of stubborn out of scraps and time

I pay in late sunsets and unpaid, crooked dues

But I keep a crooked grin for when the next chance moves

If courage is a coin, I spent mine on the road

If hope is a cheap guitar, I learned every chord

Bridge

Oh — I can hear the doubt like rain on a tin roof (mm)

But I learned how to dance when there's nothing left to lose (dance)

So shout it from the rooftops, sing it in the dark (sing)

Even if I'm standing with a single spark (ooh)

Chorus

I'm the last man standing, I'm the last man standing (last man)

Hands up to the sky but my feet are planted (firm, firm)

I'm the last man standing, I'm the last man standing

Burning through the silence, I keep demanding (keep de