Friday night heroes and churches made of stone

Don't let em catch you out in the streets all alone

They can't burn down the park like they did to our bar

So we meet there now

And everybody knows

Nikki worked the late night shift at the liquor store

Seventeen and I didn't care for wearing dresses anymore

Brought her home but you turned your backs

And changed the locks on the doors

Now we're falling asleep in each other's arms on other people's floors

When I was a child I was told

You live this lifestyle you'll never grow old

Whether it's disease or some redneck back home

You'll wind up dead for living this bold

Family don't just mean blood where I come from

I've seen the church turn away their daughters and their sons

How can you stand up there and preach of everlasting love

While this cold concrete hurts our backs out on these streets

And our feet go numb

When I was a child I was told

You live this lifestyle you'll never grow old

Whether it's disease or some redneck back home

You'll wind up dead for living this bold

Told me I'd never find love but she's out here with me freezing

Said that life would be too hard

I bet you never thought you'd be the reason

We're saving up to buy a car so we can finally have a home

Choosing to love out loud and to live this life this bold

When I was a child I was told

You live this lifestyle you'll never grow old

Whether it's disease or some redneck back home

You'll wind up dead for living this bold

When I was a child I was told

You live this lifestyle you'll never grow old

Whether it's disease or some redneck back home

You'll wind up dead for living this bold

You'll wind up dead for living this bold

So love out loud and live your life bold