Written by Scott Kerr/Reese Roper
Verse 1: G D I am a breadwinner A D G I chose to brick these walls somehow D Beneath the city spires A D G I gave my shoulders to the plow D Cold and cruel the concrete A D G The wicked pavement chokes the sky D I chose this path A D The one so often traveled by.verse 2: G D A D My hands are bleeding where they often crack. G D The stars will sometimes burn with longing, A D Through the choking black of night shifts, G D Piling each against the next. A D A Trojan horse inside my chest, G D Is screaming for the life I left, A D My kingdom for a steady paycheck.G D A D Tonight, we burn the wintry frost of night. G D A D Tonight, we wish upon the fading light. G D A Tonight, our burning hearts will rise. D G D A D G D A D Tonight, we own the skies.Bridge: A Em D A G A Em D A G D A D G D A D Outro: G D A D Tonight, we burn the wintry frost of night. G D A D Tonight, we wish upon the fading light. G D A Tonight, our burning hearts will rise. D G D A D Tonight, we own the skies. D Tonight, we own the skies.G D A D Tonight, we burn the wintry frost of night. G D A D Tonight, we wish upon the fading light. G D A Tonight, our burning hearts will rise. D Em Tonight, we own the skies.