Yo, He trys to stay positive, livin in a dead town, He can't keep his head up, he has to keep his head down He only sees ahead now, the loneliness has left and he's focused and he's over being left out. He don't need anyone now, He's givin everythin now, Look in his eyes and see it's evident noww, When he, told himself he would never be left in the ground, For those who told he would never be anythin now, He's known what he wants want he grows up, He'll do anything it takes, cuz it means so much And it's his ego tellin him he sees no love, but now he sees it's irrelavant, He needs noone. But see. As he's chasing up the outlineee, He found a plane he created to take him from the downtimee, And as he wait for it to land, when he makes it up to cloud 9, All he's gona say is it's about time. Now that I'm all inn, I hear em calling up again. (calling up) I knew the momenttt that I was flyingg, I'd be theree, calling up. And from the start though, they always tryed to single him out, It was hard though, It almost started bringing him down And now he laughs at the temps it's always peaking him out but now they can't, he aint listening now.(he aint listening now) They use to hit him, it would shit him so he'd fight back, And then he stopped once he figured out thy liked that. He knows exactly what it's like to be the underdog, Words had led him thinking an surprised him at the fucking top And now they got him, he's backedd in a corner, he's trapped But if he starts to relaxx he's a goner. In fact, he doesn't wanna be that kid at all, An they talk, but now he doesn't hear that any longer. He's fighting to make a million, Hiding away and feeling He's trying to make a killing but he's dying to make a living And now he's knowing it's a state of mind, hoping in his day and time maybe he's finding a place for ________? Now that I'm all inn, I hear em calling up again. (calling up) I knew the momenttt that I was flyingg, I'd be theree, calling up. And he sees the big picture, what's the point in being narrow minded? The ladders high, but he's knowing that he has to climb it. All the shit he's sacrificedd, knowing what he has inside, He's ready and he doesn't need a map to find it. It's the muscle in his chest that he's pumping all the blood until he's dead, Knowing nothing will be left. And he can't let it go, it's hard to let it be. And you can call it pride, but he can't accept defeat. And this for those who aint got no voice, It aint whether he can do it yo, he's got no choice Now he's got his armour on, and they cannot stop him Shoot what they want to, watch the bullets bounce of him. He finds it funny now that people had doubted him, have a look and you'll see that they're around again, because they know now (they know now) They see him just standing in the corner with a smile as it goes down. Now that I'm all inn, I hear em calling up again. (calling up) I knew the momenttt that I was flyingg, I'd be theree, calling up

We'll find a porch to hold us Where we could all scream "Childers" Drink the shit that kills us Until we all remember Who it was when we were younger 'Fore the world took our pride We were walking in straight lines Tryna find who's good to drive And I've had so many evenings The way I've felt I can't recall Was I jumping from the rafters? When my buddies broke my fall By the end of the night We'd be flying or crying Talking 'bout the times We've spent living towards dying Don't stop running boy But don't be naive 'Cause this world will burn and break you Worse than hearts like ours believe Don't stop dancing girl 'Til it feels right 'Cause we'll be flying or crying By the end of the night You always snuck up in my front seat With some reasons of your own Tryna get a plainsman Drunk and all alone But don't you go falling for And don't you go believing A boy with calloused hands With a mind set on leaving All the moments that we've been through All the memories we've made I don't think God'd be willing To come down here and save Some heathens from the flatlands Who only bitch and moan But if I'm going down Least I'm not going down alone So don't stop running boy But don't be naive 'Cause this world will break and burn you Worse than hearts like ours believe Don't stop dancing girl 'Til it feels right 'Cause we'll be flying or crying By the end of the night

I lit a fire with the love you left behind And it burned wild and crept up the mountainside I followed your ashes into outer space I can't look out the window, I can't look at this place I can't look at the stars They make me wonder where you are Stars, up on Heaven's boulevard And if I know you at all, I know you've gone too far So I, I can't look at the stars All those times we looked up at the sky Looking out so far, we felt like we could fly And now I'm all alone in the dark of night The moon is shining, but I can't see the light And I can't look at the stars They make me wonder where you are Stars, up on Heaven's boulevard And if I know you at all, I know you've gone too far So I, I can't look at the stars Stars Stars, they make me wonder where you are Stars, up on Heaven's boulevard And if I know you at all, I know you've gone too far So I can't look at the stars

I lost a piece of my mind And you can see it on my face My heart is burning this time But there ain't no fire escape That little part of me that used to be so strong, Is stumbling over now that I know you're moving on baby You were never gonna wait for me Babe I really hate to say it, But Im gonna say it anyway You, you know you're not the only one Id rather just cut and run Than set the blind on yesterday So lets just call this what it is And give me one more goodbye kiss I thought that you were the only one Who could keep my feet on the ground I came to an empty room And I know you're leaving town That little part of me, thats gone for good That was the only thing making me do the things I should And you were never gonna wait for me Babe I really hate to say it, But Im gonna say it anyway You, you know you're not the only one Id rather just cut and run Than set the blind on yesterday So lets just call this what it is And give me one more goodbye kiss Ooh you really, really made it hard on me You really, really were a mystery You really, really took it out on me baby But now Ive solved it and Im sad to say I see That you were never gonna wait for me Babe I really hate to say it, But Im gonna say it anyway You, you know you're not the only one Id rather just cut and run Than set the blind on yesterday So lets just call this what it is And give me one more goodbye kiss

O Lord, I think I'm falling to my disbelief I'm cursing like a sailor and lying like a thief It's hard to heed the calling from the better side of me When I'm blaming everybody else and no one's coming clean O Lord, can You see my thick skin wearing thin? And the demons of a lesser me are beckoning me in Those who gathered 'round me I'm watching them all leave 'Cause I am my own ragged company So you can take a trip to China or take a boat to Spain Take a blue canoe around the world and never come back again But traveling don't change a thing, it only makes it worse Unless the trip you take is in to change your cruel course 'Cause every town's got a mirror And every mirror still shows me That I am my own ragged company I am my own ragged company Won't You help me, Lord? Won't You help me, Lord? Someone cut the cord And I'm falling down again Oh, it's lonely, Lord, it's mighty cold And I don't wanna live this way Afraid of growing old It's hard to heed the warning when you cannot see the crime The only way to remember is to forget in a rhyme And I'm scared to tread the red road that leads to Galilee 'Cause I am my own ragged company I am my own ragged company I am my own ragged company I am my own ragged company