[Verse 1]
Hot sun on the county fairground
Flags stiff in that July heat
He steps up
Leans into the feedback
Name roaring through the metal seats
Then the crack that split the sky wide
Time froze
People hit their knees
Red hat spinning off the railing
One breath from a tragedy
[Chorus]
He got blood on his face
But he’s still standing
Fist in the air
Whole world watching
You can knock him down
But he keeps rising
Right on the edge
Still defying
Line in the dirt that day in July
He walks it
Stares back in your eyes
Took his shot and he’s still alive
Red hat
Red line
[Verse 2]
Agents drag him toward the motorcade
Chaos burning in the crowd
Sirens cutting through the feedback
But he turns
He faces down the sound
Mouths the words
“fight” through the pressure
Bandage bright against his skin
History hanging by a thread there
And somehow he leans back in
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Smoke in the air
Prayers in the stands
One second from darkness
Still lifting his hand
You can feel it shift
When a man won’t fold
He was grazed by the grave
And he walked out bold
[Chorus]