01. The Escape (Intro)
02. Black Thorn
03. Born for This
04. Courage
05. Smoke Blower
06. The Hourglass
07. Shiny Eyes
08. We Grow Stronger
09. Son of Shame
10. Stampede
11. You Won Me Over
12. Way of the Sun
13. Hot Head
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As I have watched you pass like a shooting star. Like the sun, I wonder just where you are.
I had your back; I thought that you had mine. Guess your faith couldn’t stand the test of time.
So bail away your sinking ship of pain. Flushing down what’s stood for down the drain.
Sheath your tongue, your words mean nothing at all. I will still be there for you when you fall.
It doesn’t matter when you ran your race. It’s not about how you set your pace.
In the end will you be true? And if you can’t, I’m forgetting you.
And I have prayed as you passed like falling rain. Once a gem, then turned to a speck of grain.
Don’t give it up, blood is thicker than wine. Is there any reason to your rhyme?
Walk the walk and speak what you mean to say. Face the facts. Keep walking day by day.
Let the past die with the troubles of the morn. Say farewell to fields of thorns.
It doesn’t matter when you ran your race. It’s not about how you set your pace.
In the end will you be true? If you can’t, I’m forgetting you.
Briars of blackthorns! Briars of blackthorns! Briars of blackthorns! Briars of blackthorns!
It doesn’t matter how you ran your race. It doesn’t matter how you set the pace.
In the end will you be true? If you can’t, I’m forgetting you.
As I have watched you pass like a shooting star. Like the sun, I wonder just where you are.
I had your back; I thought that you had mine. Guess your faith couldn’t stand the test of time.
Pull back the curtains, snap off the string.
This tired and lonely man is offering everything.
Tie up the main mast, boys, we’re going into the storm.
Passion’s not found in roses, but it’s in the thorns.
Farewell to the reckless, I want the real thing.
This life is knocking, son, open up and let the truth ring.
Posing is a past time. Ring a bell for selfishness.
I’m through with fallacy. Whatever happened to progress?
(Push forward. I won’t stop. Keep going till I drop).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (This time I give it all).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (Upright and standing tall).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (This time I give it all).
For this I was born...for this. (Can’t stop).
To all my brothers, to all my brothers’ sons.
You can’t find freedom in money, it has to be won.
Spin your wheels in this graveyard; build your casket of chrome.
You’re on a road to nowhere, boy, and it’s taking you home.
(Push forward. I won’t stop. Keep going till I drop).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (This time I give it all).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (Upright and standing tall).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (This time I give it all).
For this I was born...for this. (Can’t stop).
No one told me I’d pay for this. Drinking pleasure that’s turned to piss.
Standing firm on this sphere of sand. King of the world, yet I see no land.
No one told me how to deal with this. Shooting targets that don’t exist.
Standing firm while I sink in the mud. My heart is pumping, but I have no blood.
For this I was born...born, born for this. For this I was born...born, born for this.
For this I was born...born, born for this. For this I was born...for this.
For this I was born...born, born for this. (This time I give it all).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (Upright and standing tall).
For this I was born...born, born for this. (This time I give it all).
For this I was born...for this. (Go...)
Check one. Check one, two... This one’s coming at your stereo....
Born to a fighter on the deep South side. A sweaty blue collar, but you didn’t mind.
The cost of a family meant your blood and tears. Fourteen hours in a world of gears.
Your daughter, your son, the joy of your life. They’re all that remain of your cherished wife.
You bore the weight with a steadfast air. The world around you just didn’t care.
Courage, your name means something to me. These heroes, they last through time.
Courage, your name means something to me. A champion of the daily grind.
Not because of a movie or a magazine, but because of your example you inspired me.
Sacrifice in the midst of pain. You bring a tear to my eye when I hear your name.
You hit the beaches in the Second World War. You carried it with you when you came home.
Everyday was a courage fight. A colored soul in a world of white.
Courage, your name means something to me. These heroes, they last through time.
Courage, your name means something to me. A champion of the daily grind.
Not because of a movie or a magazine, but because of your example you inspired me.
Sacrifice in the midst of pain. You bring a tear to my eye when I hear your name... Go...
Courage, it means something to me. These heroes, they last through time.
Courage, your name means something to me. A champion of the daily grind.
Courage, your name means something to me. These heroes, they last through time.
Courage, your name means something to me. A champion of the daily grind.
Not because of a movie or a magazine, but because of your example you inspired me.
Sacrifice in the midst of pain. You bring a tear to my eye when I hear your name...
Don’t blow your sunshine up my…
Big bad wolf come right on in. I’m your little pig here within.
You think you’re big, you’re bad, you’re good. You’re just another wolf in this pig’s hood.
You run your mouth spewing lies. Can’t catch me and that’s no surprise.
You better find some other house to blow down. One where there ain’t no pigs around.
House of straw. House of sticks. Can’t shake this house of bricks.
House of straw. House of sticks. Can’t shake this house of bricks...
Can’t shake this house of bricks.
Don’t blow your sunshine up my…
Big bad wolf, what happened to you? You never learned to speak about what was true.
But now I’m aware about what you said. Little Red Riding Hood, grandma’s dead.
I’ve said everything I can say to you. So go ahead, do what you do.
You know that truth and lies don’t mix, like dead pigs in a house of bricks.
House of straw. House of sticks. Can’t shake this house of bricks. (4x)
You huff, you puff, you blow yourself down. (3x)
You huff, and you puff, and you blow yourself down, Smoke Blower.
Hey... Hey...
I’m sitting in the cell of this hourglass. My time slips away, stolen too fast.
Everyday, everyday I’m breathing it in. The pressure of my life, the pressure within.
Saying working hard is all I know, but the weight of this sand is making me slow.
If I think of all the time I’ve lost, then the taxman won and I pay the cost.
Give me time, give me time. ’Cause I’m stuck in this world’s hourglass.
Give me time, give me time. This sand is flowing too fast.
Hey... Hey...
I’m sitting as the world around me is calling my name. Every single second, attacking my brain.
“Give me time,” she says with a wink in her eye. “All I want is your youth; that old spark inside.”
Then wisdom says, “Cherish your days. Worry only lets your time slip away.
Push away the thief trying to steal your gift. The fighter is the one whose feet are swift.”
Give me time, give me time. ’Cause I’m stuck in this world’s hourglass.
Give me time, give me time. This sand is flowing too fast.
Woh woh oho. Woh woh ohoho.
Give me time, give me time. ’Cause I’m stuck in this world’s hourglass.
Hey... Hey...
Give me time, give me time. All I want is time. Give me time, give me time. All I need is time.
Give me time, give me time. ’Cause I’m stuck in this world’s hourglass.
Give me time, give me time. This sand is flowing too fast.
Wouh woh oho. Wouh woh ohoho.
Give me time, give me time. ’Cause I’m stuck in this world’s hourglass.
Wouh woh oho. Wouh woh ohoho.
Give me time, give me time. ’Cause I’m stuck in this world’s hourglass. Hey... Hey...
In times of hell, in times of sun, you journeyed with me, my precious one.
Far stretched the road I found you on. We walked together arm in arm.
Oh, shiny eyes, bright as the sun. You were my treasure, my dearest one.
Oh, shiny eyes, right where you stand. You were my own, I was your man.
Oh, shiny eyes, to my surprise, you’re still my one.
Now lives are shaken, hearts are changed. You touched them all, you knew their names.
You helped the weak, the poor, the meek. And selfish treasure, you didn’t seek.
Oh, shiny eyes, bright as the sun. You were my treasure, my dearest one.
Oh, shiny eyes, right where you stand. You were my own, I was your man.
Oh, shiny eyes, to my surprise, you’re still my one.
And alas, my dear, I miss you. These thousand miles they burn through my soul. Hold on,
my dear, just one more day. Your haggard boy is comin’ back home...is comin’ back home.
And now in death, I bid farewell. A song to sing, your story I’ll tell.
But I can’t bear to see you, dear. Your shiny eyes no longer here.
Oh, shiny eyes, bright as the stars. Now lay in death’s eternal arms.
Oh, shiny eyes, stare back through me. Now resting at your father’s feet.
Oh, shiny eyes, to my surprise...oh, shiny eyes, you’re still my one.
Oh, shiny eyes, to my surprise, you’re still my one.
8. We Grow Stronger
Staring death in the face, we’ve determined it’s the end.
Here we stand, poorest of them all. No one cares but my three friends.
Walking down the battle line, my pain present through it all.
Looking for a final death, but our suffering a battle call.
Wohooh... And through our weakness we grow stronger. (2x)
Stumble towards the enemy...my...my, then a roar of distant thunder.
As they walk into our wake...wake...wake, leaving us to stand and wonder.
I believe something great lies ahead. Though we’re alive, we should be dead.
Born to people as a curse, now been made something of worth.
Wohooh... And through our weakness we grow stronger. (4x)
Through the pages we have learned, victory is not strength through numbers.
It’s all a matter of the heart. Hard times won’t keep us under.
And now we’ve got them on the run. Left foot, right foot, pick it up again.
And now their numbered days are done. Left foot, right foot, pick it up again.
Pick it up again... Pick it up again...
We grow stronger... We grow stronger... We grow stronger...
Wohooh... And through our weakness we grow stronger. (2x)
9. Son of Shame
Looking past the edge of moonlight, hoping for the break of day.
Seeing only cracks in sidewalks, not the paved city way.
Looking down this road to glory in a car designed to fail.
Breathing cold winds of freedom while my mind remains in jail.
Looking past the edge of moonlight, hoping for the break of day.
Seeing only cracks in sidewalks, not the paved city way.
Looking down this road to glory in a car designed to fail.
Breathing cold winds of freedom while my mind remains in jail.
With a strong steady tailwind, all I see is pouring rain.
A victim of a brutal mindset walks this lonely son of shame.
Because the grass is always greener, I will sit here in my pain.
Looking at the wealth around me. Woe is me, this son of shame.
Well it’s pouring snow on the outside, but all I’m seeing is the slush.
Looking at the wealth around me, but just thinking I ain’t got much.
I’m that man that’s prone to worry in that far off glory land.
Who do I think I’m kidding? No one cares or understands.
With a strong steady tailwind, all I see is pouring rain.
A victim of a brutal mindset walks this lonely son of shame.
Because the grass is always greener, I will sit here in my pain.
Looking at the wealth around me. Woe is me, this son of shame.
And then I start to wonder about all that I’ve been through.
I opened up my eyes and see that every day is new.
I consider all my ways; the paths that I’ve pursued.
Man, I’m so ashamed as I sit here with a life misused.
With a mountain set before me all I see is victory.
But I know there’s someone out there and His mind remains on me.
Says the Father o’er his children, "It was for you that I came.
You’re the apple of my eye, son, my precious son of shame...
...shame...son of shame...shame...son of shame."
10. Stampede
If I had jaws of a lion, if I had claws on my hands and feet,
then all the power that I possess I would use to your defeat... Common...
And if I was tall like a mighty mountain, if I was brutal as the desert sand,
I would let you run ’til you got away, then I’d crush you in the palm of my hand.
I’m gonna run you down, ’cause it’s a stampede.
I’m gonna run you down. You better move your feet.
If I had the jaws of a lion, if I had claws on my hands and feet,
then all the power that I possess, I’d use to your defeat. I’m gonna paint you black and blue.
If I broke you with iron, if I crushed you like clay,
then all the people would tremble when they saw you on that day.
I’m gonna run you down, ’cause it’s a stampede.
I’m gonna run you down. You better move your feet.
I gotta keep...
I gotta keep doing what I’m doing. Yes, I gotta keep doing what I’m doing. (4x)
I’m gonna run you down, ’cause it’s a stampede.
I’m gonna run you down. You better move your feet.... Run you down.
11. You Won Me Over
I am down and I feel beat. Dear old pain’s called me a friend again, but with you I feel free.
I’ve been alone, but I’ve held my post. But through Your steady hand I breathe new hope.
Through all the fallacy that today’s love brings.
Through all the mire of lust’s filthy streams – You won me over.
You won me over. You won me over. My smiling dream, You’re like a desert stream.
And I’m just a poor old boy with no shoes on my feet,
but this raisin-like, frail heart has just found a beat.
You’re one of life’s little heart-stitching seams.
Tell the boys another one’s been seen ditching this dusty railroad of schemes.
You won me over. You won me over. You won me over.
My smiling dream, you’re like a desert stream. My smiling dream...
Yeah, yeah, yeah... Ohohoh....
You won me over. You won me over. You won me over.
My smiling dream, You’re like a desert stream. My smiling dream, like a desert stream.
And I’m just a poor old boy with no shoes on my feet,
but this raisin-like, frail heart has just found a beat.
12. Way of the Sun
I’m a pilgrim on this onward story, passing by the slow and stale.
Walking past the crowded masses with eyes so cold and pale.
I will go the way very few have gone before me. Past the day, I want so much more.
Some spend their time calling out what others have said.
The day will rise and fall again, or so I have read.
I will do, not weep, past all this false critique. My joy is my strength, I’ll ask for nothing more.
I’ll do, not weep, past all this false critique. The stonewall faces, I’ll be kicking down their door.
I will go the way of the sun. And I will go the way of the sun.
So, my love, come and take my hand walking down this road.
I believe in a foreign land better than we know.
Where we stand secure knowing pain is not our story.
We’ll walk through rain, through the shadow of death.
Pressing on through times full of violent thunderstorming.
No pulling punches through all of this mess.
I will go the way of the sun. And I will go the way of the sun.
And I will go the way of the sun. And I will go the way of the sun.
Common...
I will go the way of the sun. And I will go the way of the sun.
And I will go the way of the sun. And I will go the way of the sun.
Come, my son, carry my advice from all that I’ve been through.
You’ll never get nowhere in life if you can’t follow through.
13. Hot Head
Cool your jets. You’re going nowhere. Check the mirror, you’re like a road flare.
Just ’cause some jerk stepped on your toes, doesn’t mean you gotta go and break his nose.
Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head!
Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head!
Like the simple man who leaves the path and falls, you’re like a castle without walls. (2x)
Take a step back before you start. Weigh it all out and check your heart.
You’d earn my respect to overlook this offense, instead of starting fights over nonsense.
Losing your temper is always a mistake and never the road I’d want you to take.
For all my friends you’d better beware, I don’t post bail for babies in daycare.
Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head!
Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head!
Like the simple man who leaves the path and falls, you’re like a castle without walls. (2x)
Sit right here and take a deep breath. You’re acting like a dumb tweaker who’s out of meth.
And do yourself a favor and act your age, instead of giving in to stupid rage.
Hot head! Hot head! Hot head! Hot head!.... Hot head!
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