My heart's taken a beating
But there's still a drum beat inside

I know my days are numbered
But I'm still awake
I'm still alive

Sands of time
Slipping through my hand

I'm the last man standing
I'm the last man standing

I've seen kings reduced to thieves
I've seen the writing on the wall

I've seen the great walls crumble
I've watched the nations fall

None of this is how I planned it
But I'm the last man standing

I'm the last man standing

I've seen a wicked man rise up
I've watched a good man die

And I said: Lord, why this bitter cup?
And he never told me why

I still got my guitar in my hand
You know who I am

I'm the last man standing
I'm the last man standing

I learned my pain the hard way
Heaven knows I've seen my share

And the lessons that it taught me
Ain't nothin free, ain't nothin fair

Ain't no way to understand it
But you better believe it
I'm right here
I'm right now

I'm the last man standing

You know
You know who I am
With this guitar
In my hand

I'm the last man standing
I'm the last man standing