Ashes to Anthems

I came up swingin from a busted town Where you either sink slow or learn to drown Woke up broke with a busted truck But a heart full of fire and a fist full of luck Mama said pray hard and keep your spine Daddy said boy make that mountain climb So I wrote my pain in a five chord song Turned the smoke in my chest to a sing along From ashes to anthems I made my stand With a worn out dream and a calloused hand Grit in my teeth dust on my boots Screamin hallelujah from these backroad roots To the ones who fight to the ones who fall To the front porch nights and the freedom call We rise from the fire we don't ask for ransom We just build it loud from ashes to anthems Whooo Used to play dive bars for a beer and a plate Now it's sold out shows and my name on the gate But I ain't forgot what the hard days taught How to shine like hell when the world says stop Got my kin in the crowd got my boots on the stage Got the Lord in my heart and the South in my veins Still thankin the brave who keep us free While we chase our dreams in a world they keep From ashes to anthems I made my stand With a worn out dream and a calloused hand Grit in my teeth dust on my boots Screamin hallelujah from these backroad roots To the ones who fight to the ones who fall To the front porch nights and the freedom call We rise from the fire we don't ask for ransom We just build it loud from ashes to anthems For the ones overseas For the blue collars and black sheep For the church kids and the late night sinners This one's for the comeback winners From ashes to anthems we raise it high With our battle scars and a rebel cry Grit in our soul fire in our lungs Screamin hallelujah at the top of our lungs To the kin the cause the homegrown pride To the ones still standin on the other side We rise from the fire we don't ask for ransom We just build it loud from ashes to anthems Ashes to anthems baby Let it burn let it sing We don't fold we don't run We just rise