Barracks Rats & Bloody Knuckles | Outlaw Country Song - Dark Country Boy
Rats in the corner they scurry and stare
Whiskey so cold they scattered everywhere
Bloody knuckles pounding on the old wood table
Before the war starts we're already unstable
Barracks rats and bloody knuckles fight
Under the dim lamps flickering light
Clanking bottles sound like a bell
We're raising hell in our own kind of cell
Boots on the floor they stomp out a beat
Cigarette smoke tangles in the heat
Shadows of men who've seen too much
But the fight ain't over till fists connect and clutch
Barracks rats and bloody knuckles fight
Under the dim lamps flickering light
Clanking bottles sound like a bell
We're raising hell in our own kind of cell
The cards keep flipping the booze runs dry
One man's cursing while the other guy lies
A war outside but we're fighting within
Breaking our skin
Before the war can begin
The floorboards creak under heavy steps
A soldier's rage is a promise kept
The clank of metal the crash of glass
In this barracks cage our demons clash