Last Mile of Hard Lyrics — R.J. Sloane

Last Mile of Hard is a dark country song by R.J. Sloane about a man at the bottom of the bottle who finally decides to dig deeper by reaching up.

Glass explodes against the wall. Knees hit the floor. Soul kicking, soul screaming, scraped clean to the bone. The hardest battle is within — and this is where it gets fought.

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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