Steel Horse To The Luxury Of Peace

Intro

Hear that iron thunder rolling?

Feel that moonlight on my skin…

Ain't no lawman gonna hold me,

Ain't no cage gonna pull me in.

Verse 1

Hunter green coat in the midnight wind,

Green brim low, let the wild man grin,

Black tee torn like the life I've known,

Faded black denim, riding hard alone.

Long blonde hair flying loose in the night,

Brown eyes burning like a backwoods fire,

Wolf-head buckle shining at my waist,

Got a steel horse running on gasoline and fate.

Pre-Chorus

There's a beast in my blood that the good folks fear,

There's a voice in the dark only moonlight hears,

Let the church bells ring, let the sirens cry,

I've made my peace with the other side.

Chorus 1

Ride, ride, steel horse, ride!

With the full moon burning on the countryside!

Throttle wide open, let the night wind roar,

I'm a wild-born wolf who don't crawl no more!

Howl, howl, let the whole world know!

Got a fire in my soul and a long way to go!

No chains, no masters, no debts to erase,

Just a highway to heaven and the luxury of peace!

Ohhh, the luxury of peace…

Yeah, I'm riding for the luxury of peace!

Verse 2

Blacktop ribbon cutting through the pines,

White moon hanging like a warning sign,

Every mile takes a weight off my chest,

Every roar of the motor puts my demons to rest.

I ain't looking for a crown or a throne,

Just a stretch of road I can call my own,

Let the wolves in the wilderness answer my cry,

Tonight I'm more than the man they crucified.

Pre-Chorus 2

I've worn my scars like a second skin,

Lost a few battles, still standing again,

If the world wants war, let the world turn away,

I'm chasing that quiet at the end of the day.

Chorus 2

Ride, ride, steel horse, ride!

With the full moon burning on the countryside!

Throttle wide open, let the night wind roar,

I'm a wild-born wolf who don't crawl no more!

Howl, howl, let the whole world know!

Got a fire in my soul and a long way to go!

No chains, no masters, no debts to erase,

Just a highway to heaven and the luxury of peace!

Ohhh, the luxury of peace…

Ohhh...

Bridge

Slow it down… let that engine breathe…

Maybe I'm the monster that they say I am,

Maybe I'm just a man doing the best he can.

Got a wolf in my shadow, got a storm in my veins,

Got a thousand miles between me and yesterday.

Then the moon climbs high and I lift my face,

Let a long, low howl roll across that place…

AWOOOOOOOO!

And the steel horse answers...

Final Chorus

RIDE! RIDE! STEEL HORSE, RIDE!

Let the moon be my witness, let the stars be my guide!

Hunter green shadow on a blacktop stage,

A wild-hearted outlaw breaking out of his cage!

HOWL! HOWL! LET THE NIGHT WIND ROAR!

I ain't running from my past no more!

With the wolf in my soul and the world erased,

I'm riding through the darkness to the luxury of peace!

Ohhh...

Ohhh, luxury of peace

Fade - End

Steel horse cooling beneath the moon,

A lone wolf singing an outlaw tune…

No war to win, no mask to keep,

Just an open road…

And a little damn peace.