You've been livin' way to long in broken promiseland Your dreams crushed and scattered like a million grains of sand I'd love to be your redemption but I am just a man And I may never be a hero But I'm a rock you can lean on If I don't love you like you deserve If I don't stop every tear you're cryin' If I don't make your life a heaven on this earth I'll die tryin' I'll die tryin' I'll listen to your secret prayer and share your deepest wish Search for a hundred years just to find the perfect kiss Of everything within' my power there's nothin' I won't give To be that part of you and your life That takes what's wrong and makes it right [Repeat Chorus] I may never be a hero But I'm a rock you can lean on I wanna be that part of you and your life That takes what's wrong and makes it right [Repeat Chorus] I'll die tryin' I'll die tryin' I'll die tryin' Don't just call it quits say there's no chance for you out there I know you're at a crossroads where love doesn't seem to be fair He made no effort to satisfy all your hopes and dreams But if you'll give love another shot and look to me I'll die trying Hold on to me show me your needs I'll fly higher Give what I can give as sure as I live I'll die tying

Keep on tryin, oh my brother Tryin, oh my sister Keep on tryin Ooh ooh Don t you ever give up the fight Keep on tryin Ooh ooh How much I long to see that day to come With equal rights and justice stand for everyone Seems my people have been down much too long Tell myself: Wait! The battle s just begun! There s a time and a place since we re inna dis ya struggle Troddin on creation we no come ya so fi sekkle Stand up for our rights, dem say we re looking for some trouble Help to free your mind from mental chains and shackles Chorus: Keep on tryin don t you ever give up the fight For too much innocent are dying tell me who s gonna fight for their right Hungry mothers and children are cryin cry by day and cry by night But dry your tears and stop your sighing cause where there s hope, there s surely some light No use you sit down and complain each day Cause JAH is here to show you and me the way And don t you care what all the weakheart say We ll keep on praisin JAH come down what may Now if you fuss and a fight you will give the devil power And what first sweet you in the end turn sour Give JAH the glory every minute, every hour While the deceiver is seeking more souls to devour Chorus United we stand and divided we fall We got to know ourselves before our back is against the wall All for one, and we sing one for all Unity is strength, the only way to stand tall Now if you fuss and a fight you will give the devil power And what first sweet you in the end turn sour Give JAH the glory every minute, every hour While the deceiver is seeking more souls to devour Chorus till end

No love can survive for long like this When you're standing' on a bridge that's always burnin' Maybe it's just time to walk away If you're tryin' to find a reason Tryin' to find a reason to stay I don't know how long this pain will last All I know is it can't go on forever Isn't this just pointless anyway If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay It's hard to admit it what we know inside We've tried everything, everything but goodbye Say goodbye, oh, yeah If your heart has nothin' left to give If your world feels like it's just stopped turnin' Maybe that says all there is to say If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay It's hard to admit it what we know inside We've tried everything, everything but goodbye Maybe it's just time to walk away If you're tryin' to find a reason Tryin' to find a reason to stay Baby it's just time to walk away If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay

I never thought that this is where I'd settle down I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown They gave me this plot of land Me and some other men, for a job well done There's a big White House sits on a hill just up the road The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home They folded up a flag and told my Mom and Dad "We're proud of your son" And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done I can rest in peace I'm one of the chosen ones I made it to Arlington I remember Daddy brought me here when I was eight We searched all day to find out where my grand-dad lay And when we finally found that cross He said, "Son, this is what it cost to keep us free" Now here I am, a thousand stones away from him He recognized me on the first day I came in And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels And saluted me And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done I can rest in peace I'm one of the chosen ones I made it to Arlington And everytime I hear 21 guns I know they brought another hero home to us We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done We can rest in peace 'Cause we are the chosen ones We made it to Arlington Yeah, dust to dust Don't cry for us We made it to Arlington

In the early rush of morning Trying to get the kids to school One's hanging on my shirttail Another's locked up in her room And I'm yelling up the stairs Stop worrying about your hair You look fine Then they're fighting in the backseat And I'm playing referee Now someone's gotta go The moment that we leave And everybody's late I swear that I can't wait Till they grow up Then they do And that's how it is It's just quiet in the morning Can't believe how much you miss All they do And all they did You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true Then they do Now the youngest is starting college She'll be leaving in the fall And Brianna's latest boyfriend Called to ask if we could talk And I got the impression That he's about to pop the question Any day I look over at their pictures Sitting in their frames I see them as babies I guess that'll never change You pray all their lives That some day they will find happiness Then they do And that's how it is It's just quiet in the morning Can't believe how much you miss All they do And all they did You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true Then they do No more Monday PTAs No carpools or soccer games Your work is done Now you've got time that's all your own You've been waiting for so long For those days to come Then they do And that's how it is It's just quiet in the morning Can't believe how much you miss All they do And all they did You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true Then they do Oh, then they do

And throw me under the train Tie me down to the tracks Let them big ol wheels Roll over my back I'll have a smile on my face All the way to the Promised Land Yeah toss me out of the plane Watch me fall to the ground No I don't care my body ever gets found The way you're lovin' me baby I can die a happy man Now that I've tasted all your squeezin' and a touchin' Baby there ain't nothin' I missed There ain't no reason now for me to go on livin' Only heaven could get better than this So stuff me into a barrel Lock some chains on my hand Take me down to the river Throw me over the dam The way you're lovin' me baby I can die a happy man (Oh don't that sound happy baby, huh?) Now that I've had a little shot of your affection I can't imagine nothin' I've missed There ain't no reason now for me to go on livin' Only heaven could get better than this So throw me under the train Tie me down to the tracks Let them those big 'ol wheels Roll right over my back The way you're lovin' me baby I can die a happy man Yeah, the way you're lovin' me baby I can die a happy man

That old photograph of us sure looks out of place Layin' on your bag out in the hall Takin' it to remind you of our better days The one's you say you'll miss when you're gone Don't lie, don't try to fool me 'Cause girl I know what's goin' on Don't lie, you owe it to me Believe me leave well enough alone So just go ahead and say goodbye But don't lie Well I've seen all his letters in the closet I've caught a trace of his cologne on you at night So don't stand there and act so broken hearted Tell me how it's killin' you inside Don't lie, don't try to fool me 'Cause girl I know what's goin' on Don't lie, you owe it to me Believe me leave well enough alone So just go ahead and say goodbye But don't lie Just come out and say it Don't worry I can take it Don't you think that I deserve the truth? Don't lie, don't try to fool me 'Cause girl I know what's goin' on Don't lie, you owe it to me Believe me leave well enough alone So just go ahead and say goodbye Girl just go ahead and say goodbye But don't lie, oh just don't lie