I've Got the Scars to Prove It

I shake my head in disbelief

At all my self-inflicted grief

Had a strong right hand, I wasn't afraid to use it

My mama preached till her face was blue

But not a damn word seemed to make it through

I've got the scars to prove it

I ran on whiskey and burned like gas

I went too far, I went too fast

I'd light a fire just to walk right through it

Busted bones, dreams and tears

Tattoo my heart like souvenirs

Life is just a word till you go through it

I've got the scars to prove it

I lost good friends over foolish pride

Drank with the devil just to feel alive

I'd build a mountain, then I'd try to move it

Yeah, and I thought that I was pretty tough

Till I was brought down by a woman's touch

I got the scars to prove it

I ran on whiskey and burned like gas

I went too far, I went too fast

I'd light a fire just to walk right through it

Busted bones, dreams and tears

Tattoo my heart like souvenirs

Life is just a word till you go through it

I've got the scars to prove it

Now and then regrets may find me

But these marks are here to remind me

Of where I went wrong, what made me strong

And how I've moved on

I ran on whiskey and burned like gas

I went too far, I went too fast

I'd light a fire just to walk right through it

Busted bones, dreams and tears

Tattoo my heart like souvenirs

Life is just a word till you go through it

I've got the scars to prove it