In The Blood Lyrics

She took the kids away

We ran like hell to Houston

She told us Daddy lost his mind

That we'd make a brand new start

I made a quick mess of things

Got in trouble with a girl from high school

No matter how I tried

I kept breaking Mama's heart

Two weeks straight

On a rig off of the Gulf Coast

Puts a family under pressure

It's a hard and heavy load

Isabella had a boy

So the circle was unbroken

Everybody saw it coming

I found myself alone

Maybe I'm just like him

A little bit crazy

Is there any hope

For this roughneck's son

Even if I could

Would I change my ways

It's easier to believe

It's in the blood

I started running with the boys

That were dealing in Laredo

Mama saw that money coming

She was begging me to quit

But the cash and the clothes and the cars

Kept getting better

I had a fire in my veins

And a meanness in my step

Maybe I'm just like him

A little bit crazy

Is there any hope

For this roughneck's son

Even if I could

Would I change my ways

It's easier to believe

It's in the blood

Waiting at the gate

For Mateo's plane to touch down

Agents with dogs

Said boy you're coming with us

I said I'd rather die free

I took off running

And die I did

When they both drew their guns

Maybe I'm just like him

A little bit crazy

Is there any hope

For a roughneck's son

Even if I could

Would I change my ways

It's easier to believe

It's in the blood