Dew Ledoux - Settled at Home Lyrics

Hey Jimmy, hey Clyde, hey Walter, hey Ron
Four battle-worn hands still holdin' on strong
Swappin' some tails, raisin' some hell
Laughin' so hard that the story still swells, swells

Jokin' bout past days, talkin' too loud
Spillin' old memories like beer on the ground
They've carried the cost, they've shouldered the weight
But somehow, someway, they ain't full of hate

All the fights from now on should be settled with cause
Lay the steel in the dirt, let the bruises be scars
Pass the snapshots of grandkids around
Wash the dust from the barrel, finally die dyin

Shave, throw it, laugh it off, leave it alone
All the fights from now on should be settled at home
Used to send fresh-faced kids off to the fight
Tellin' they're strong, tellin' they're right

Marchin' them forward before they know why
Gone in a moment, gone in the blink of an eye
Letters get written with hands that still shake
Names on a stone, flags fold at the wake

A small-town parade, a silence so loud
A family left holdin' a promise unbound
All the fights from now on should be settled with cause
Lay the steel in the dirt, let the bruises be scars

Pass the snapshots of grandkids around
Wash the dust from the barrel, finally die dyin
Shave, throw it, laugh it off, leave it alone
All the fights from now on should be settled at home

Ain't it the old ones drawin' the lines
Talkin' too big, playin' with time
But if they were the ones in the heat of the fray
Wouldn't be rushin' to send them away

All the fights from now on should be settled with cause
Lay the steel in the dirt, let the bruises be scars
Pass the snapshots of grandkids around
Wash the dust from the barrel, finally die dyin

Shave, throw it, laugh it off, leave it alone
All the fights from now on should be settled at home
Yeah, sit them all down, pull them around
Let talkin' be louder than breakin' it down

Leave the young ones to love not to roam
All the fights from now on should be settled at home