Last Mile of Hard (Acoustic) Lyrics | R.J. Sloane
Last Mile of Hard (Acoustic) is a stripped-down outlaw country song by R.J. Sloane about the moment a man hits rock bottom and finds the will to dig deeper by reaching up.
Grief buried under the bottle. Rage at her leaving. A photo that breaks him open. This acoustic take strips away the full band, so the confession stands alone, no explosion, just the whisper underneath it.
VERSE 1
Taking a long swig
Fire down my throat
In my veins
Abandoned again
She promised to stay
Hurl it — glass explodes
It's my life
bleeding down that wall
Eyes land
Soul falls
Knees ground
Face in hands
Unmans me
PRE-CHORUS
Whisper splits my soul
Growing louder
Like an ancient drum beat
Man up
Dig deeper
HOOOOOOOOOW?
CHORUS
Fall to my knees
Dig deeper by reaching up
Raw words tangle in my throat
Soul kicking
Soul screaming
Scraped clean to the bone
Unearthing the man buried deep
Let it all go
Find the courage
Stand stronger than I ever tried
VERSE 2
Cross to the jagged glass
Pick it up piece by piece
Stuff it in the trash
Wipe hands down face
Reflection in the window pane
Rain pounding the glass
Coward that I was
I did this
PRE-CHORUS
Whisper splits my soul
Growing louder
Like an ancient drum beat
Man up
Dig deeper
HOOOOOOOOOW?
CHORUS
Fall to my knees
Dig deeper by reaching up
Raw words tangle in my throat
Soul kicking
Soul screaming
Scraped clean to the bone
Unearthing the man buried deep
Let it all go
Find the courage
Stand stronger than I ever tried
BRIDGE
Wife gone
Baby on the other side
Shedding the weight
Whispered wind pours into my soul
Feel the light breaking through
Finally ready to walk the last mile of hard
Gonna get her back God-willing
FINAL CHORUS
Fall to my knees
Dig deeper by reaching up
Raw words tangle in my throat
Soul kicking
Soul screaming
Scraped clean to the bone
Unearthing the man buried deep
Let it all go
Find the courage
Stand stronger than I ever tried
Fall to my knees
Dig deeper by reaching up
Standing stronger than
I ever tried
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