They Can't Break This Cowboy

Verse

I was born where the hard times never seemed to end,

Daddy dealt dope, that's the life I'd been in.

Mama fought her demons, tried to make a change,

But nothing in our world would ever stay the same.

Verse

I was nine when they took my daddy away,

Steel doors slammed on a cold courthouse day.

Lost our home, had nowhere to go,

Learned what heartbreak feels like before I could know.

Verse

Thank God for Dale, who opened his door,

Gave us a chance when we had no more.

Packed up our lives, headed out to Mojave,

Trying to outrun what life had already taught me.

Verse

Every Saturday we'd make that drive,

Waiting in long lines just to say, "I'm alright."

Talking through the glass, wishing he was free,

Never knowing that glass was waiting on me.

Verse

When all you've ever seen is hustling to survive,

You start believing that's just part of life.

I wasn't chasing glory, I was chasing another day,

Just a scared young kid trying to find his way.

Chorus

They can't break this cowboy, no matter how they try.

I've walked through hell and still hold my head high.

I've worn the dust, I've carried the pain,

But this old heart still beats the same.

Chorus

The desert winds know every tear I've cried,

They've watched me fall and watched me rise.

You can knock me down, but you'll never destroy

The soul of this hard-headed cowboy.