Wooden Shelf Blues

Intro

Davis Owens

I am very proud of you big brother

Chorus

Staring at the photo on the wooden shelf

Tryna find a piece of my former self

Broken promises and a cold heart too

Why did every hero leave me out in the blue

I keep searching for a light inside the grey

I keep pushing all the heavy thoughts away

Verse 1

Momma said she needed more than I could give

Teaching me exactly how a man should live

Basement nights were freezing with the windows thin

Every single argument under my skin

Rent is due on Monday and I'm still broke

Dreams turn into nothing but a cloud of smoke

Pre-Chorus

Building up these walls just to tear them down

Losing all my oxygen until I drown

Watching family bridges burn into the ash

Waiting for a miracle or just some cash

Chorus

Staring at the photo on the wooden shelf

Tryna find a piece of my former self

Broken promises and a cold heart too

Why did every hero leave me out in the blue

I keep searching for a light inside the grey

I keep pushing all the heavy thoughts away

Verse 2

Thought I found a partner who would stay for life

But she left me cutting like a rusty knife

Words like forever sounding like a joke

Swallowed all my pride until I finally choked

You were supposed to catch me when I had to fall

Now you don't even bother to answer the call

Pre-Chorus

Building up these walls just to tear them down

Losing all my oxygen until I drown

Watching family bridges burn into the ash

Waiting for a miracle or just some cash

Chorus

Staring at the photo on the wooden shelf

Tryna find a piece of my former self

Broken promises and a cold heart too

Why did every hero leave me out in the blue

I keep searching for a light inside the grey

I keep pushing all the heavy thoughts away

Bridge

Maybe I'm the problem in the family tree

Maybe you were never meant to walk with me

Maybe this is just the way it has to be

Lost at sea

Chorus

Staring at the photo on the wooden shelf

Tryna find a piece of my former self

Broken promises and a cold heart too

Why did every hero leave me out in the blue

I keep searching for a light inside the grey

I keep pushing all the heavy thoughts away