Skank Under Siege

(oh) Hold the line tonight

Cold wind in the wire

Street sign lean and the siren burn low Boots on the curb

where the hard roots grow Smoke in the lane and a tax

on breath Same old grin on the face of debt I keep

my step when the night gets rough

Jaw set hard when they call that bluff Hands stay clean but

the pressure stains Still that fire run hot in the veins

They hold the gate but they can't hold me Lock that road

but I still see free

When the whole place bends,

I don't break down No bright lie gonna cover me

I ride the

offbeat honestly Dark wheels turn but I stay upright Bubble and fire

through the longest night No bright lie gonna cover me I ride

the

offbeat honestly Paper crown crack when the rain comes through Gold paint

peel and the rust shows true Talk get cheap when the rent

runs red Truth sits plain in a narrow bed

Young hearts learn what the hard days cost Count one win for

a dozen lost

Still we mark every beat with spine Still we drag some hope

through time If they dim the room

We burn more steady

If they press that weight We stand more ready No bright lie

gonna cover me I ride the offbeat honestly Dark wheels turn but

I stay upright Bubble and fire through the longest night No bright

lie gonna cover me I ride the offbeat honestly Through the longest

night Still upright (oh)