Red Hat Blues

[Verse 1]
Got that red hat hanging on the bedroom door
Ain't worn it out in months, maybe more
Coffee tastes like dirt, news sounds like lies
Trying to separate the man from what I thought was right

[Chorus]
Sometimes the captain steers the ship aground
But you still salute the flag when it comes down
I built my house on shifting sand
Now I'm learning how to stand
With dirty hands and a heavy heart
When the whole thing falls apart

[Verse 2]
Papa taught me loyalty runs deeper than blood
But what do you do when the well gets mud
They say don't shoot the messenger, but hell
What if the message ain't worth telling

[Chorus]
Sometimes the captain steers the ship aground
But you still salute the flag when it comes down
I built my house on shifting sand
Now I'm learning how to stand
With dirty hands and a heavy heart
When the whole thing falls apart

[Bridge]
That hat's getting dusty
My faith's getting rusty
But I ain't ready to burn it all down

[Outro]
Maybe tomorrow I'll figure it out
What this whole damn thing's about