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