Testo Dirt On Me

I've been a whisper across church pews
Been the punch line of a joke
The gossip going round another round
Hanging heavy like bar room smoke

I bet you heard from a friend of a friend
That I went off the rails
My heart's been blessed so many times But somehow I'm still damned to hell

They can drag my name through the mud
But I've built a throne out of sticks and stones
Through tears, sweat and blood
I'll keep the light, keep living like
The man I was born to be
Til there's nothing but dirt on me

I'm gonna love my neighbor
Despite the shit that they might talk
Yeah, I'm busy building bridges
Over walls that they put up

And I found some good ones Who choose to love me still
It's taken time to pay no mind
To that small town rumor mill

So they can drag my name through the mud
But I've built a throne out of sticks and stones
Through tears, sweat and blood
I'll keep the light, keep living like
The man I was born to be
Til there's nothing but dirt on me
Dirt on me

When all is said and done
It's what I've done in all these trips around the sun
Loved who I've loved along the way
Have 'em put a little dirt on me

So when they carve my name and I'm back to dust
Know I built a throne out of sticks and stones
Through tears, sweat and blood
I'll leave the light, leave knowing
I was the man I was born to be
Til there's nothing but dirt on me
Dirt on me
So put some dirt on me