Coal

Album: No Better Time (2023)
Charted: 55 73
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  • Well, I remember what you told me
    Said drinkin' was unholy
    So Lord, can you point me to the creek?
    And I still keep it with me
    Tucked under all the memories
    Your voice echoin' throughout those trees

    And through unfavored weather
    And holes in the leather
    These boots still covered in tar
    Well, I'm still prayin' to the Heavens
    And hopin' for them sevens
    But hope only gets a man so far

    When this game of life plays heavy on my heart
    And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard
    And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go
    And they say pressure makes diamonds
    How the hell am I still coal?

    Now I've seen Heaven without dyin'
    Met the Devil without tryin'
    And they both seem to wanna talk to me
    But I'm all out of luck now
    And my dreams aren't worth a buck
    How it's tough tryin' to land on my feet

    When this game of life plays heavy on my heart
    And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard
    And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go
    They say pressure makes diamonds
    How the hell am I still coal?

    When every day is gettin' colder
    Since that day in October
    When you told me it was over, so I left
    'Cause if you need me, well, I told ya
    I'm on the better side of sober
    Tryin' to find a four-leaf clover
    To get me out of this mess

    This game of life plays heavy on my heart
    And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard
    And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go
    And they say pressure makes diamonds
    How the hell
    This game of life plays heavy on my heart
    And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard
    And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go
    And they say pressure makes diamonds
    How the hell am I still coal? Writer/s: Dylan Gossett
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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