Demons Down

In the town that I was born in

They said that I was wild

A bad seed born to lose forever

My Daddy used to teach me

With the backside of his hand

Oh Lord, I guess he didn't know better

Leaving was a long long time coming

I don't know now

Where the courage was found

´Cause they said

"Boy, you'll never amount to nothing"

But oh Lord

I stared my demons down

I had one hand on the bible

Another hand on the wheel

And I headed out in search of my horizons

There's just one thing

That I know for certain

Growing old don't make a boy a man

When my time comes

And they raise the final curtains

I'll know I took a stand

I stared my demons

I stared my demons down

Black smoke'll fill up the sky

As my bridges burn to the ground

I'll hold my head up high

As I walk right through this town

I don't need no simple minds

Telling me who I am

So I came back to say goodbye

Look 'em in the eyes

And stare my demons down

Black smoke'll fill up the sky

As my bridges burn to the ground

I'll hold my head up high

As I walk right through this town

I don't need no simple minds

Telling me who I am

So I came back to say goodbye

Look 'em in the eyes

And stare my demons down

In the town that I was born in

They said that I was wild

Now I'm on the train bound for heaven