Woke up in the ditch with blood crustin' my teeth
Puke on my boots, last night's sins in a heap
Deputy's got my mug on a spit-shined frame
But her nails down my back scream louder than their game

Pour it high, smash that goddamn jar
To the rebel dead and Satan's red scar
Guns in the glovebox, her tits on my thigh
We're American bastards, spittin' in freedom's eye
Moonshine manifesto, blood's our holy writ
Hot slugs and sweat-soaked sheets, breedin' outlaw shit

She's hell in a halter, rack like a loaded clip
Suckin' down rotgut, hips swayin' like a whip
We hot-wired the preacher's ride, left his ass in the dirt
Engine screamin' mercy, tires chewin' up his church

Pour it high, smash that goddamn jar
To the rebel dead and Satan's red scar
Guns in the glovebox, her tits on my thigh
We're American bastards, spittin' in freedom's eye
Moonshine manifesto, blood's our holy writ
Hot slugs and sweat-soaked sheets, breedin' outlaw shit

Blue lights claw the treeline, dogs bayin' for bone
But we'll fuck in the firelight, carve our names in stone
No rope for the reckless, no grave for the damned
Just 'shine burnin' holes and a middle finger slammed

Pour it high, smash that goddamn jar
To the rebel dead and Satan's red scar
Guns in the glovebox, her tits on my thigh
We're American bastards, spittin' in freedom's eye
Moonshine manifesto, blood's our holy writ
Hot slugs and sweat-soaked sheets, breedin' outlaw shit


Moonshine Manifesto

Back in 1794, when the feds came knockin' with their taxman grin
We lit the barns ablaze, poured the proof down the river's sin
Hamilton's quill scribblin' chains for the freeborn kin
But we raised our flintlocks high, let the revolution begin

Whiskey rebellion, firewater revolt
Spit in the eagle's eye, drown the debt in our throat
Barrels burstin' buckshot, her skirt hiked in the fight
American bastards, claimin' the night
Moonshine militia, crime's amber flame
Gunsmoke and lace, screamin' Washington's name

She rode shotgun with a garter full of lead, eyes wild as the hollow
Slingin' sour mash grenades, makin' redcoats swallow
We torched the gauger's tent, left his ledger in the blaze
Her laugh cut the powder smoke, hazy in the rebel haze

Whiskey rebellion, firewater revolt
Spit in the eagle's eye, drown the debt in our throat
Barrels burstin' buckshot, her skirt hiked in the fight
American bastards, claimin' the night
Moonshine militia, crime's amber flame
Gunsmoke and lace, screamin' Washington's name

They hanged the ringleaders from sycamores tall and grim
But the stills still whisper secrets in the copper rim
No pardon for the poured-out, no mercy for the bold
Just echoes in the jug, stories bought and sold

Whiskey rebellion
Firewater revolt
Barrels burstin' buckshot
American bastards
Moonshine militia
Gunsmoke and lace, screamin' Washington's name


Whiskey Rebellion

You slithered in my holler with your silver-tongue lies
Stealin' sips from my jar, stealin' fire from my eyes
Thought the bottle made you bulletproof, king of the dive
But I smelled your cheap bluff from the first crooked jive

Teach ya a lesson, boy, with a fistful of truth
Whiskey wisdom carved deep in the booth
Her lipstick still fresh on your sorry-ass grin
But I'll etch my regret where your backbone's been
Outlaw's gospel, paid in black and blue
American bastards don't forget what you do

She danced 'cross your lap like a spark to the hay
While I nursed my rotgut, watchin' shadows at play
You grinned like a gator, all teeth and no shame
But dawn's comin' callin', gonna whisper your name

Teach ya a lesson, boy, with a fistful of truth
Whiskey wisdom carved deep in the booth
Her lipstick still fresh on your sorry-ass grin
But I'll etch my regret where your backbone's been
Outlaw's gospel, paid in black and blue
American bastards don't forget what you do

No sermon from the bottle, no plea from the bar
Just the crack of my knuckles, the fall of your star
You took what was mine, now the scales gonna tip
Lesson learned hard, with a busted-up lip

Teach ya a lesson
Fistful of truth
Lipstick on your grin
Etch it deep
Outlaw's gospel
American bastards, don't forget what you do


Teach Ya A Lesson Boy

Daddy's ghost in the magnolia shade, bottle swingin' from his chain
Whiskey whispers 'bout the debts he paid in the pourin' rebel rain
Left me nothin' but a rusted Ford and a grudge against the morn
Full clip in the drawer, empty heart where the lessons weren't born

Dixie deadbeat, ramblin' through my veins
Moonshine memories, chains I can't unchain
Her curves in the rearview, faded like his grin
American bastard son, payin' for his sin
Ghost of the holler, callin' me to roam
With a flask full of fire and a heart carved from stone

She said "boy, you're just like him," with tears on her lace
Sippin' sweet tea lies while I chase his wild trace
Shotgun wedding ghost, shotgun life he led
Bullets in the bible, words he never said

Dixie deadbeat, ramblin' through my veins
Moonshine memories, chains I can't unchain
Her curves in the rearview, faded like his grin
American bastard son, payin' for his sin
Ghost of the holler, callin' me to roam
With a flask full of fire and a heart carved from stone

No grave to spit on, no stone to lay blame
Just the echo of his laugh in the thunder's cruel game
One more pull from the jar, one more mile on the black
Deadbeat blood runs thick, ain't no turnin' back

Dixie deadbeat
Ramblin' through my veins
Her curves in the rearview
American bastard son
Ghost of the holler
Flask full of fire and a heart carved from stone


Dixie's Deadbeat

Badged up at dawn, shotgun ridin' the dash
Trackin' the smoke from your copper-clad sta sh
Holler echoes with your rebel whoop and call
But her shadow in the treeline makes my backbone crawl

Revenuer's lament, chasin' ghosts in the mist
Moonshine madness, one taste and I'm kissed
Guns drawn on the guilty, but my trigger hand shakes
For the freedom you're stealin', the chains that I break
American bastard, you pull me under slow
In the jar's amber fire, where the wild outlaws go

Blue lights cut the blacktop, dogs bayin' your name
But your girl's laugh in the wind sets my blood all aflame
Confiscated the barrels, poured 'em out in the dirt
Sipped the last drop in secret, felt the devil's own hurt

Revenuer's lament, chasin' ghosts in the mist
Moonshine madness, one taste and I'm kissed
Guns drawn on the guilty, but my trigger hand shakes
For the freedom you're stealin', the chains that I break
American bastard, you pull me under slow
In the jar's amber fire, where the wild outlaws go

Oath on the bible, but the still calls me home
Her curves in the firelight, why do I roam?
One raid from redemption, one pull from the fall
Lament for the lawman, answerin' the siren's call

Revenuer's lament
Chasin' ghosts
Moonshine madness
Trigger hand shakes
American bastard
In the jar's amber fire, where the wild outlaws go


Revenuer's Lament

She walked in with a sway that could crack a safe wide
Red on her lips like the blood of the tide
Whispered the blueprint in bourbon-soaked breath
Darlin', tonight we dance with the angel of death

Lipstick on the trigger, her kiss loads the chamber
Sweat on the steel, we're the devil's own gambler
Hot slugs flyin', hotter thighs in the fray
American bastards, stealin' the night away
Crime in her curves, freedom in the recoil
One pull of the hammer, and the vault's full of spoil

Vault door swung open on heels clickin' like fate
Her garter hid the getaway map, sealed with her hate
Guards hit the floor with a wink and a bang
She laughed through the smoke, sang our outlaw slang

Lipstick on the trigger, her kiss loads the chamber
Sweat on the steel, we're the devil's own gambler
Hot slugs flyin', hotter thighs in the fray
American bastards, stealin' the night away
Crime in her curves, freedom in the recoil
One pull of the hammer, and the vault's full of spoil

Sirens scream distant, but her perfume's the chain
One last stolen glance in the pourin' down rain
Was it love or the loot that lit up her eyes?
Lipstick fades, but the bullet never lies

Lipstick on the trigger
Her kiss loads the chamber
Hot slugs flyin'
Hotter thighs in the fray
Crime in her curves
One pull of the hammer, and the vault's full of spoil


Lipstick on the Trigger

Kneelin' in the sawdust at the altar of the lost
Bible in one hand, bottle in the other—payin' the cost
Preacher's fire and brimstone, but my soul's on the lam
Her thighs like temptation, lightin' my damnation's jam

Holler hallelujah, raise the roof in rebel flame
Burn the pews and preach the pain, shout the savior's name
Guns for the gospel, moonshine for the wine
American bastards, cross we're makin' divine
Fake-out forgiveness, crime's our communion call
Hallelujah holler, watch the steeple fall

She slinks down the aisle in a dress cut like sin
Whispers psalms of powder burns where the angels begin
Congregation's swayin', tongues twistin' in the heat
One spark from the lantern, and we're dancin' with defeat

Holler hallelujah, raise the roof in rebel flame
Burn the pews and preach the pain, shout the savior's name
Guns for the gospel, moonshine for the wine
American bastards, cross we're makin' divine
Fake-out forgiveness, crime's our communion call
Hallelujah holler, watch the steeple fall

No pearl gates for the poured-out, no heaven for the damned
Just the jar's holy water and a middle finger slammed
Redemption's a ruse in the rooster's crowin' light
Hallelujah's our hex, burnin' black through the night

Holler hallelujah
Raise the roof in rebel flame
Guns for the gospel
Moonshine for the wine
Fake-out forgiveness
Hallelujah holler, watch the steeple fall


Holler Hallelujah

Holler lit up with the blue lights' cruel glare
Revenuers circlin' like vultures in the air
Her hand on my holster, lips stained with the fight
One last jar for the road, gonna burn through the night

Bastards' last stand, raise the flag made of flame
Guns blazin' glory, screamin' our name
Moonshine militia, tits and triggers collide
American outlaws, takin' the tide
Crime's final curtain, freedom's wild roar
Pour it high, brothers—settle the score

She reloads with a grin that could shatter the stars
Bullets like kisses from a backwoods czar
Federales fallin' in the bonfire's glow
Whiskey rebellion echoin' from long ago

Bastards' last stand, raise the flag made of flame
Guns blazin' glory, screamin' our name
Moonshine militia, tits and triggers collide
American outlaws, takin' the tide
Crime's final curtain, freedom's wild roar
Pour it high, brothers—settle the score

No surrender in the smoke, no quarter for the chained
Her curves in the crossfire, where the wild remain unchained
One more defiant pull from the mason jar's kiss
Bastards forever—eternal abyss

Bastards' last stand
Raise the flag made of flame
Guns blazin' glory
Moonshine militia
Crime's final curtain
Pour it high, brothers—settle the score


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