"Carry The Weight" lyrics

Sometimes I take the long way home
Ride around 'til the demons are gone
I try to keep 'em tied up where they belong
I hide 'em in the lines written in these songs
Sometimes
I find
I'm struggling to walk to the line
Never feel far away from the edge of sin
Trying real hard not to let the devil in

Though I got a lot to complain about
Rather shoulder the load, shut my mouth
Just paying the toll all men must pay
It wouldn't change a damn thing anyway

'Cause these wolves they keep coming
Fight 'em off each one by one and
Prison cell but always running
Givin' hell but I'm outgunned and I'm still
Holdin' back the darkness from getting close
Still hoping that this heart doesn't turn too cold
Ain't asking for praise
Don't need to be saved
I only pray for the strength
To carry the weight

I got this drive deep in my bones
To guide, provide, protect my own
Give it all until I'm broken
And sleep with one eye open

'Cause these wolves they keep coming
Fight 'em off each one by one and
Prison cell but always running
Givin' hell but I'm outgunned and I'm still
Holdin' back the darkness from getting close
Still hoping that this heart doesn't turn too cold
Ain't asking for praise
Don't need to be saved
I only pray for the strength
To carry the weight
Carry the weight

Though I hope to be the man I pretend to be
I'm closer to my own worst enemy
That loneliness is a friend to me
If I let it'd be the end of me

Yea
These wolves they keep coming
Fight 'em off each one by one and
Prison cell but always running
Givin' hell but I'm outgunned
And I'm still
Holdin' back the darkness from getting close
Still hoping this heart doesn't turn too cold
Ain't asking for praise
Don't need to be saved
I only pray for the strength
To carry the weight
Carry the weight