[Verse]

(Yeah… ohhh, these scars…)

Mmm-hmm… come on now.

[Verse 1]

I got a few on my knuckles, some on my pride,

A couple from the nights I should’ve walked instead of tried.

Got one on my heart from a girl named June,

She left a mark that still howls at the moon.

[Pre-Chorus]

But every line, every bruise I’ve found,

Tells a story of fallin’ and gettin’ off the ground.

[Chorus – full band kicks in]

’Cause these scars ain’t signs of losin’,

They’re proof that I keep on movin’.

Every time I’ve been knocked down hard,

I wear the pain like a workin’ man’s card.

Yeah, these scars — they tell the truth I can’t hide.

[Verse 2]

There’s one on my shoulder from a barroom fight,

And one on my soul from a long dark night.

Got a faded burn from my first old truck,

And a tattoo that says, “Don’t give up.”

[Pre-Chorus]

Yeah, I used to be ashamed, but not no more,

Now I wear ’em like badges of what I stand for.

[Chorus – louder guitars & harmony]

’Cause these scars ain’t signs of losin’,

They’re proof that I keep on cruisin’.

Every cut, every line, every jagged part,

Built a backbone and a stubborn heart.

Yeah, these scars — they made a man outta me.

[Bridge – softer, introspective tone]

🎤 Lead: “Some folks hide ’em, try to forget…”

🎶 Backups: “Mmm, not me yet…”

🎤 Lead: “I see mine in the mirror and smile instead…”

🎶 Backups: “Oh yeah…”

🎤 Lead: “’Cause pain’s just proof that you’re still alive,

And scars — well, they mean you survived.”

[Final Chorus – big finish, guitars soar]

These scars ain’t signs of losin’,

They’re proof that I kept on provin’.

You can read my skin like an old guitar,

Every scratch and line’s been played so hard.

Yeah, these scars — they’re the story of me.(Ohhh… yeah…)

Every scar I’ve earned, I’d take again…

’Cause they made me the man I’ve been.

Mmm… these scars.