Bones

I walk down to ol' granddad's grave

Under that oak, out by the lake

Written in stone, born in '45

Died in '81, made it home alive from the Vietnam war

There's smoke rising up, from a Marlboro and a loaded gun

Bloodshot eyes, whiskey bottle glass scattered in the grass

Still see his ghost walking through the land

Ain't no skeletons in his closet

Ain't a dollar buried in his pocket

Don't know much about him, but from what I'm told

Something in these bones, in the ground below

Tell ya where I'm from, tell ya where I'll go

I can hear his voice in the howling wind

Truck still parked, just around the bend

Covered in rust, daddy used to say he was a crazy train

He's a lot like me running through my veins

Ain't no skeletons in his closet

Got granny in a silver locket

Worth more to me than a pile of gold

Something in these bones, in the ground below

Tell ya where I'm from, tell ya where I'll go

These bones, buried six feet under

West Kentucky dirt, it's no damn wonder

Got a lot to learn, plenty room to grow

Into these bones, something I can't ever leave behind

It's running deep inside

Of these bones, they make up every part of me

The good, the bad, the dark, the light, the ugly

There ain't no skeletons (I am who I am)

There ain't no skeletons in his closet (I am who I am)

There ain't no skeletons (I am who I am)

There ain't no skeletons (I am who I am)

There ain't no skeletons in his closet (I am who I am)

There ain't no skeletons (I am who I am)

These bones, in the ground below

Tell ya where I'm from, tell ya where I'll go

These bones, buried six feet under

West Kentucky dirt, it's no damn wonder

Like an outlaw always running

Hit ya southpaw if ya had it coming

It's running outta him and pouring into me

Let his walking do the talking, had a six string always rocking

Right here with me in every song

Deep inside these bones, in the ground below

This is where I'm from, and its where I'll go

I walk down to ole granddad's grave

And where I stand, is where I'll lay