Concrete outlaw
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@ Charles Kempthorne
2026-06-06 12:33:05
Lyrics
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I came up from the concrete, where the cold winds never bend
Where the streetlights flicker warnings and the nights don’t ever end
But I walked out of that fire with a heart that wouldn’t bend
Now I ride… yeah I ride… like a concrete outlaw in the wind
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I was raised where the sirens sang louder than birds
Where respect came quicker when you backed it with words
Where a fist or a pistol made your point get heard
And the streets taught lessons that the schools deferred
Fast money in my pocket, felt ten feet tall
Every corner knew my name, every night a call
Had a crew behind me ready if the beef got raw
And a temper like gasoline waiting to fall
I was living like a king with a crooked crown
Every high felt holy till the crash came down
Thought the world was mine, thought I ran this town
But the devil loves men who don’t look around
I was blind to the danger, deaf to the cost
Thought I couldn’t lose, thought I’d never get crossed
But the streets don’t care what a man has lost
They just take what they want and leave you frost
Still I walked that line with a reckless grin
A young concrete outlaw in the wind
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VERSE 2 — “The Spiral”
Pills on the table, liquor on the floor
I was chasing numbness like a man at war
Every sunrise hurt a little bit more
And every night I swore I’d quit before
But addiction don’t listen when you beg or plead
It just tightens its grip when it smells your need
I was drowning in shadows I refused to heed
Feeding demons I swore I’d never feed
Paranoia in my chest like a loaded gun
Trusting no one, not even the ones who won
Nights blurred together till the days felt done
And I couldn’t tell the moonlight from the rising sun
I was losing myself in the fog and flame
Losing track of the man behind the name
Every lie I told added weight to the shame
And the mirror showed a stranger I couldn’t tame
But even then, deep down within
I heard a whisper calling through the wind
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Lost brothers to the bullets, lost friends to the pills
Lost time I can’t reclaim no matter my will
Lost trust in people who switched for a thrill
And lost pieces of myself I’m rebuilding still
I’ve stood at graves where the dirt felt cold
Watched mothers break down when the stories got told
Seen loyalty fade when the pressure took hold
And betrayal hit harder than the lies they sold
I’ve watched good men fall to the life we chose
Watched the strongest crumble when the pain arose
Watched the streets take everything like a river that froze
And I learned real quick how the story goes
The streets don’t love you — they just take their due
They don’t care who you were or what you’ve been through
They don’t cry for the fallen or the chosen few
They just wait for the next man to break in two
But I walked away before they pulled me in
And I left those ghosts like ashes on the wind
I came up from the concrete, where the cold winds never bend
Where the streetlights flicker warnings and the nights don’t ever end
But I walked out of that fire with a heart that wouldn’t bend
Now I ride… yeah I ride… like a concrete outlaw in the wind
---
I was raised where the sirens sang louder than birds
Where respect came quicker when you backed it with words
Where a fist or a pistol made your point get heard
And the streets taught lessons that the schools deferred
Fast money in my pocket, felt ten feet tall
Every corner knew my name, every night a call
Had a crew behind me ready if the beef got raw
And a temper like gasoline waiting to fall
I was living like a king with a crooked crown
Every high felt holy till the crash came down
Thought the world was mine, thought I ran this town
But the devil loves men who don’t look around
I was blind to the danger, deaf to the cost
Thought I couldn’t lose, thought I’d never get crossed
But the streets don’t care what a man has lost
They just take what they want and leave you frost
Still I walked that line with a reckless grin
A young concrete outlaw in the wind
---
VERSE 2 — “The Spiral”
Pills on the table, liquor on the floor
I was chasing numbness like a man at war
Every sunrise hurt a little bit more
And every night I swore I’d quit before
But addiction don’t listen when you beg or plead
It just tightens its grip when it smells your need
I was drowning in shadows I refused to heed
Feeding demons I swore I’d never feed
Paranoia in my chest like a loaded gun
Trusting no one, not even the ones who won
Nights blurred together till the days felt done
And I couldn’t tell the moonlight from the rising sun
I was losing myself in the fog and flame
Losing track of the man behind the name
Every lie I told added weight to the shame
And the mirror showed a stranger I couldn’t tame
But even then, deep down within
I heard a whisper calling through the wind
---
Lost brothers to the bullets, lost friends to the pills
Lost time I can’t reclaim no matter my will
Lost trust in people who switched for a thrill
And lost pieces of myself I’m rebuilding still
I’ve stood at graves where the dirt felt cold
Watched mothers break down when the stories got told
Seen loyalty fade when the pressure took hold
And betrayal hit harder than the lies they sold
I’ve watched good men fall to the life we chose
Watched the strongest crumble when the pain arose
Watched the streets take everything like a river that froze
And I learned real quick how the story goes
The streets don’t love you — they just take their due
They don’t care who you were or what you’ve been through
They don’t cry for the fallen or the chosen few
They just wait for the next man to break in two
But I walked away before they pulled me in
And I left those ghosts like ashes on the wind
Style of Music
Country trap, Dark Gritty, Male Voice, Rap Vocals, Spoken Word, Moderate (76-108 BPM) Cinematic, emotional, outlaw‑anthem), Dark, Meditative, Country