[Verse]
He brews that firewater still in the hills
Knows the recipe but never spills
Plays Choctaw Bingo every Saturday night
With a wink in his eye like he's got no fright
He don't talk 'bout the scars on his hands
Or the way he vanished from his homeland

[Chorus]
Uncle Slayton's secret locked up tight
Whiskey in jars and a life out of sight
He just smiles
Won't speak
Won't fight
Uncle Slayton's secret burns so bright

[Verse 2]
They say he once had a run-in with the law
Left in the dark like a ghost you never saw
He hums a tune while the copper still sings
The past ain't a bird with broken wings

[Bridge]
Shadows dance where the moonlight fades
Stories whispered down old dirt grades
A man with a past
A future unsure
But his secret's a legend that'll always endure

[Chorus]
Uncle Slayton's secret locked up tight
Whiskey in jars and a life out of sight
He just smiles
Won't speak
Won't fight
Uncle Slayton's secret burns so bright

[Chorus]
Uncle Slayton's secret locked up tight
Whiskey in jars and a life out of sight
He just smiles
Won't speak
Won't fight
Uncle Slayton's secret burns so bright

[Chorus]
Uncle Slayton's secret locked up tight
Whiskey in jars and a life out of sight
He just smiles
Won't speak
Won't fight
Uncle Slayton's secret burns so bright
Burns so bright