Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
[Verse 1]
So young, so brazen, so unholy
I come to you in painted skies
Your broken saint, your ancient story
The living challenge to their lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Trapped in the cold outside
There ain't no shelter
And they want to force my hand
Until I take what I wanted
And break all the lies
And defeat the fucking liars
Smash all the temples
And crawl through the rubble
And cry to the fallen
[Chorus]
I'm the last of my kind still standing
I'm the last of my kind still standing down the law
[Verse 2]
A wolf alone upon the hillside
I live on what they throw away
I go to sleep behind the eight ball
I live to fight for one more day
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm trapped in the cold outside
There ain't no shelter
And they want to force my hand
Until I take what I wanted
And break all the lies
And defeat the fucking liars
Smash all the temples
And crawl through the rubble
And cry to the fallen
Take what I wanted
And break all the lies
And defeat the fucking liars
Smash all the temples
And crawl through the rubble
And cry to the fallen
[Chorus]
I'm the last of my kind still standing
I'm the last of my kind still standing down the law
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
I'm the last of my kind still standing
I'm the last of my kind still standing down the law
[Outro]
The last of my kind still standing
The last of my kind still standing
So young, so brazen, so unholy
I come to you in painted skies
Your broken saint, your ancient story
The living challenge to their lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Trapped in the cold outside
There ain't no shelter
And they want to force my hand
Until I take what I wanted
And break all the lies
And defeat the fucking liars
Smash all the temples
And crawl through the rubble
And cry to the fallen
[Chorus]
I'm the last of my kind still standing
I'm the last of my kind still standing down the law
[Verse 2]
A wolf alone upon the hillside
I live on what they throw away
I go to sleep behind the eight ball
I live to fight for one more day
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm trapped in the cold outside
There ain't no shelter
And they want to force my hand
Until I take what I wanted
And break all the lies
And defeat the fucking liars
Smash all the temples
And crawl through the rubble
And cry to the fallen
Take what I wanted
And break all the lies
And defeat the fucking liars
Smash all the temples
And crawl through the rubble
And cry to the fallen
[Chorus]
I'm the last of my kind still standing
I'm the last of my kind still standing down the law
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
I'm the last of my kind still standing
I'm the last of my kind still standing down the law
[Outro]
The last of my kind still standing
The last of my kind still standing
Lyrics submitted by christsizeshoes, edited by Wolf212, SOMMS
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