When the road under your feet is dark and feels wrong And you find yourself lost and all your confidence gone And the stars over your head through the clouds won't be revealed I'll walk with you, even if it's uphill When the weight of your troubles send your knees into the dirt And all your loyal distractions only magnify the hurt When lonesome doesn't quite define how so alone you feel I'll walk with you, even if it's uphill Hard times and landslides are part of life I know Like they say, none of us get out alive Whatever ocean you're swimming across However valley low Whatever mountains you climb I'll walk with you, even if it's uphill Blessed are the times filled with sun, surrounded by your friends Those days when all the new roads wait right where the old roads end And should you wake up to Everest right outside your windowsill I'll walk with you even if it's uphill Hard times and landslides are part of life God knows We all got some mountains to climb Whatever ocean you're swimming across However valley low I'm right here, I've been right here all this time And I'll walk with you, even if it's uphill I'll walk with you, even if it's uphill

I hated when dad picked up his briefcase 'Cause that meant that he was leavin' But I loved the sound that his keychain made When he got home in the evenin' I was always sad, mom was always mad Most nights he showed up late Set his briefcase down like it didn't weigh a pound No, I never understood the weight But momma always left him a plate 18, said I'ma be anythin' But just like my old man Sellin' houses to all those families While his family sat at home missin' him Got sick of playin' ball games watchin' All the other dads watch their kids So I picked up a guitar case 'cause it wasn't square like his Now, I sound like him and I look like him And I walk like him and I talk like him And I try to make my wife laugh When she's mad 'cause I love my job like him Now, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act Between feedin' the kids and feedin' the dreams we chase I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far from a briefcase Well, momma cleaned and daddy worked And I learned to play the guitar On McGregor Court, that's how we coped with all our broken hearts I know I held it against him Throwin' that baseball against his steps But daddy never held it against me 'Cause I wasn't a father yet, not yet Now, I sound like him and I look like him And I walk like him and I talk like him And I try to make my kids laugh When they're sad and it's all my fault like him Now, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act Between feedin' the kids and feedin' the dreams we chase I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far from a briefcase It's a blessing and a curse in this case I carry around Every time I pick it up, my kids say, "Daddy put it down" And I see me in them and I feel him in me Like the cats in the cradle and the apples in the trees And I just smile when somebody says That I sound like him and I look like him And I walk like him and I talk like him And I run to the father when I hate nothin' at all like him Yeah, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act Between feedin' the kids and feedin' the dreams we chase I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far from the briefcase

One, two I know you have your doubts That you'll ever get out of this You've lost all you can bear to lose And I may not know it all But I know how hard it is Wish I could carry that cross with you I know your heart is heavy And your feet feel unsteady That high wire is ready to break But there's strength in the weakness And light in the pieces Even broke down hearts know how to shine There's wisdom in the waiting And peace in the patience Time always takes care of the changing tide Don't let nobody tell you otherwise You're closer than you think to the other side One morning you'll wake up And everything will start making sense 'Cause mercy always wins And your heart will get back home Settle right there in your chest And you'll be living proof that the good fight's worth fighting in There's strength in the weakness And light in the pieces Even broke down hearts know how to shine There's wisdom in the waiting And peace in the patience Time always takes care of the changing tide Don't let nobody tell you otherwise You're closer than you think to the other side Oh, the other side I know your heart is heavy And your feet feel unsteady That high wire is ready to break Don't forget That there's strength in the weakness And light in the pieces Even broke down hearts knows how to shine Oh, there's wisdom in the waiting And peace in the patience Time always takes care of the changing tide And if you need a hand, then reach for mine You're closer than you think to the other side The other side The other side

She lives a few doors down Says she wants you to take her out Have some coffee somewhere Just some coffee You saw her around in the parking lot And any plans you had you can break So wash your face And let yourself go Everybody is a sinner Everybody makes mistakes And there ain? t nobody Who needs nobody Don? t forget to look her in the eye Laugh and show your smile There? s not much more to lonely Than being this lonely I stood and watched the stars fade Right there from your eyes So, baby, I think I know just What your next lover will be like You hate cigarettes so she won? t smoke But she don? t mind this bar you? re in She sits right up there on that stool Puts her [Incomprehensible] book down and smiles at you You think she? s about 5 foot 3 That makes her taller than me But you? re not thinking about that now, no It ain? t right to think about that now I stood and watched all the stars fade Right there from your eyes So, baby, I think I know just What your next lover will be like And I hope she can fix you And I hope she? s someone Who would never let you down I hope she reminds you nothing of me And as crazy, as crazy as it sounds I hope she? s beautiful ? Cause I stood and watched all the stars fade Right there from your eyes So, baby, I think I know just What your next lover What your next lover will be like ? Cause there ain? t nobody Who needs nobody And there ain? t nobody Who needs nobody

I catch myself wishing You were whispering my name Every star, every scar Every mark upon my heart Up and fades away I feel myself missing Everything I threw away Every dream, every scene Every song we'd ever sing Got lost in yesterday I've been trying to do without you But I can't give up this fight Everything will be alright If I can kiss you tonight We can make it to tomorrow If we can find the morning light Everything will be alright If I can kiss you tonight Do you find yourself wondering If I still think about you Every thought, every step Every tear and every breath I swear I do Yeah, that's all I ever do I've been trying to do without you But I can't give up this fight Everything will be alright If I can kiss you tonight We can make it to tomorrow If we can find the morning light Everything will be alright If I can kiss you tonight I've been trying to do without you But I can't give up this fight Everything will be alright If I can kiss you tonight We can make it to tomorrow If we can find the morning light Everything will be alright If I can kiss you tonight If I can kiss you tonight Everything will be alright If I can kiss you tonight If I can kiss you tonight If I could kiss you tonight

I was the only one down at Keeva Dun Who didn't drive a car that wasn't cool enough Just a baby blue parking lot Grand Am Not exactly a magnet for the women Until I hung that surfboard out the back For tips and caddies at the local court The night I mixed both drinks down on the wharf Flirting with the college girls getting my barefoot wet out in the world Fell in love a hundred times Time was mine and life was easy Just like those ocean breezes Cooling off the afternoon Wasn't long underneath the moon We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes Laying back watching the skin glow Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops So hot, summer job days The end of August came And the crowds went home Beaches deserted and the girls were gone Yeah, I waved goodbye to the time and place And that two lane back to the interstate I look back, I still look back when Time was mine and life was easy Just like those ocean breezes Cooling off the afternoon Wasn't long underneath the moon We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes Laying back watching the skin glow Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops So hot, summer job days Time was mine and life was easy Just like those ocean breezes Cooling off the afternoon Wasn't long underneath the moon We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes Laying back watching the skin glow Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops So hot, summer job days Summer job days