Dark Side Of Town

I grew up where the paint peels slow Busted screen door, one porch light low Corner store clock and a dead-end view Every face says, “I’ve been through it too” Sirens fold into the alley air Kids draw maps in the cracked up square Moms count change for the last bus home This side of town don’t leave you alone But we keep moving Through the ash and rain We know these blocks By every scar and name Dark side of town We live it down We live it down Dark side of town Bones stay tough Hearts stay loud We keep our shine On the dark side of town The laundromat runs till the morning breaks Hand-me-down shoes and the choices we make Old tires stacked by a chain-link fence Every little thing got a side and a sense I seen the good in a crooked line A borrowed smile in the hard-box times If the road gets rough, we don’t run away We plant our feet where the broken stay And we keep moving Through the ash and rain We know these blocks By every scar and name Dark side of town We live it down We live it down Dark side of town Bones stay tough Hearts stay loud We keep our shine On the dark side of town When the moon hangs low And the old dogs bark We pass that fire In the middle of dark No gold on the walls Just a steady hand We build our home Out of what we can Dark side of town We live it down We live it down Dark side of town Bones stay tough Hearts stay loud We keep our shine On the dark side of town Dark side of town We live it down We live it down Dark side of town Taken from the upcoming album "Black Sea Swimmer"