Heartless and cruel

Rodeo dust, boots scuffed, hands calloused

Whiskey burns deep, turns my heart to a palace

Empty halls echo, shadows of my past

Time moves slow, but the pain moves fast

Crows on the wire, mocking my pain

Thundercloud skies, baptized in rain

Tears dried up, left a salt-cracked field

My soul ain't numb, just a heartless shield

Heartless and cruel, ain't no denying

Steel strings hum while the angels are crying

Lies I told, they built my throne

But a king with no love is a king all alone

Hollowed-out barn where I buried my pride

Barn owls watch as the truth tries to hide

I gamble my soul on a deck of regret

Losing hand, but I ain't folded yet

Moonshine glass reflects the black in my eyes

Mirrored demons dance where salvation dies

I chased my dreams through a wildfire's glow

Now I’m ash and smoke, just a shadow below

Heartless and cruel, ain't no denying

Steel strings hum while the angels are crying

Lies I told, they built my throne

But a king with no love is a king all alone