How do you say goodbye to a outlaw

You weren’t there when I was young and wild But you showed up… stayed a while

Never forced a name, never played pretend Somewhere down the road, you became my friend

Fishing lines in the break of dawn Didn’t say much, but we got along

Quiet kind of bond you don’t gotta prove

Just time, dirt roads, and an old-school groove

How do you say goodbye to an outlaw???

Wasn’t blood, but you filled that spot

Came in late, still held it down

Stood ten toes,

Gave me a man I could call my Pops

No man to show me what father ment

We Built a bond that showed me the closest i get

How do you say goodbye to an outlaw?!?

They talk flaws, but they never knew your heart All those lessons… where do I even start?

Yeah, it cuts deep, deeper than I admit

This kind of loss don’t fade, don’t quit

Now the silence hits hard and don’t feel right World’s a little colder, circle pulled in tight

Same damn days, just a different life

I’m glad pain don’t hurt you no more!

But it left mine knockin’ at the door!

Hope you knew just what you meant

Helped strengthen my walk where the path went

How do you say goodbye to an outlaw?!! Wasn’t blood, but he held it down

Came in late, still stood ten toes

Real as they come, never turned around

Yeah, I carry our memories until we meet again

How do you say goodbye to an outlaw???

A man who stayed when others walked out

I’ll carry your memory, A true outlaw, I’ll say it proud

Got that picture from my birthday,

steam in the air... All of us together like we didn’t have a care!

“The crew,” yeah, we said it like it’d never end?!

Now I’m the only one left in that frame again...

Pops on my side, yeah, you held it down!

Moma C.! right there, real love all around.

Jerry ridin’ with me, yeah, my brother for life!!

Now I stare at that photo just tryin’ to survive??!!

This is a tough one… how do I stand my ground?!?

I remember sayin’ we were the last ones around Now it’s quiet in this house, no sound!

Just memories echo when the sun goes down

So I pour one out,!! (yeah, a drink to the ground For the ones I lost)( for you, Pops!!)

Hope you’re ridin’ high where the pain all stops Up there with the ones that we ain’t forgot!!

How do you say goodbye to an outlaw…

Wasn’t blood, but you held it down

Came in late… still stood ten toes

Real as they come… yeah, you already know

Built a bond I won’t let go…

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How do you say goodbye to an outlaw…

This wound run deep, yeah it took its flesh

But I wouldn’t trade it, not for less

Pops, you showed me what that word could mean

Not by blood… but by everything in between