Keep em

Verse 1

Dirt

Red clay

Stuck on my boots

I keep a circle small

Keep 'em right where I can see 'em

Smiling teeth hide a lot of jagged secrets

Watch your back

Brother

Lean in

Let me tell you something real

The snake stays in the garden for the meal

Chorus

Hold 'em tight

Hold 'em closer

Keep your friends in the light

Keep the wolves in your sight

Hold 'em tight

Hold 'em closer

Watch the hand that shakes yours

While the other locks the doors

Post-Chorus

Closer

Closer

Way back

Closer

Verse 2

Cold

Steel eyes

Sipping on a mason jar

The man beside me knows my scars

We share a smoke

We share a lie

I let him think I'm blind

While I read between the lines of his mind

Deep roots

Dark fruit

Rotting on the family tree

Chorus

Hold 'em tight

Hold 'em closer

Keep your friends in the light

Keep the wolves in your sight

Hold 'em tight

Hold 'em closer

Watch the hand that shakes yours

While the other locks the doors

Post-Chorus

Closer

Closer

Way back

Closer

Bridge

Trust is a heavy stone

I'd rather walk alone

But keep the devil in the passenger seat

I keep him close

I keep him fed

I keep him right where the road is dead

Chorus

Hold 'em tight

Hold 'em closer

Keep your friends in the light

Keep the wolves in your sight

Hold 'em tight

Hold 'em closer

Watch the hand that shakes yours

While the other locks the doors

Outro

Keep 'em close

Real close

Just a little bit closer

Watch 'em

Yeah

Right there

Closer