I wasn't born with calloused hands
I had to build them over time
Just like the scars on my skin
And the memories in my mind
And I have made some lifelong friends
And I have lost some on the way
Living step by step and day by day
And learning by mistake
Well there's blood on my boots
And there's cuts you can't see
And I've been battered and I'm bruised
And there's tears in my jeans...
But that's what makes me me
And that's what makes us who we are
I thank god for all my battle scars
The tattoos of my heart
And there's been battles with my mind
And there's been tears on my face
There's been times that I've had fights
And things I try to erase
And though I may stay for a while
I can sometimes slip away
But just know that when I smile I didn't build it in one day
Well there's blood on my boots
And there's cuts you can't see
And I've been battered and I'm bruised
And there's tears in my jeans
But that's what makes me me
And that's what makes us who we are
I thank god for all my battle scars the tattoos of my heart
Well there's blood on my boots
And there's cuts you can't see
And I've been battered and i'm bruised
And there's tears in my jeans
But that's what makes me me
And that's what makes us who we are
I thank god for all my battle scars
That got me this damn far
I thank god for all my battle scars that makes us
Who we are
I thank god for all my battle scars
They're tattoos of my heart