Rippin Up the Boundary Line (feat. Jesse Ahern) - Dropkick Murphys

Here it goes, and this won't take long Just let me dedicate a song To a girl who turned this boy to stone And you know who you are Here's a hint, she doesn't have a car Or the time to be in love with me What did you say? This feeling has to stay Left me to wait for so long You don't have to stay But I hoped you would do it, anyway All you did was up and go Excuse me, but this won't take long I'm sorry for writing you this song But just what do you think you deserve? Because when you had the chance for romance You burnt it at both ends I guess I'm not sorry in the least What made you say? This feeling has to stay Breaking us up for so long You don't have to stay But I hope you would do it, anyway All you did was up and go You don't have to go What makes you stay, we'll never know All you do is up and go Up and go Up and go What would make you stay? Up and go What would make you stay? I guess we'll never know I guess we'll never know I guess we'll never (Up and go) You don't have to stay But I hoped you would do it, anyway (Up and go) All you do is up and go (Up and go) You don't have to go What makes you stay, we'll never know (Up and go) All you do is up and go (Up and go) You didn't have to stay (you don't have to go) So you did it, up'ed and went away (what makes you stay, we'll never know) (Up and go) All you do is up and go Up and go (up and go) I guess we'll never know I guess we'll never know I guess we'll never know I guess we'll never know I guess we'll never know

Thinking about where to begin Open my eyes to realize that I was sleeping And all these thoughts they have been consuming The world so heavy, in a time like this Is this a bad dream, is this reality? Locked up from normal life not knowing what to feel With propaganda and fear, it feels as if the end is near Watch us as we rise, fighting for today! Tomorrow we'll be stronger yeah we'll push through this pain and Rise, climb back to the top Drifting through the clouds, uplift and never stop, we'll rise... It's funny to think that all we want is things we had before The life that we didn't appreciate we never needed more All of my questions are answers to myself All of our endings are waiting to begin so Rise, fighting for today! Tomorrow we'll be stronger yeah we'll push through this pain and Rise, climb back to the top Drifting through the clouds, uplift and never stop, we'll rise... Let's fight with all our might Raise the things that throw us back And watch we equate to get it right The burden seems so heavy So hard to make a strive Hey my people get ready No more we waste no time We live to paint history We got no shameful past Oh yes I see the victory And good must come at last This life without no mystery No blindfolding take out the mask We won't stop until the domino fall I know we must survive a truth seeker Yes we won't be guilty of no crime for what life become we know What it would be like we in a danger Difficult man open up your eyes yeah Yes my people rise, listen more and slow down and Stop for a moment, take a breath and then go We rise up, appreciate the family Tell them that you care, it excites them when you share Watch us as we rise, fighting through today! Tomorrow we'll be stronger yeah we'll push through this pain and Rise, climb back to the top Drifting through the clouds, uplift and never stop We'll rise, fighting for today! Tomorrow we'll be stronger yeah we'll push through this pain and Rise, climb back to the top Drifting through the clouds, uplift and never stop, we'll rise...

All of my dreams seem to fall by the side Like a discarded thought or the day's fading light But I know that if I could just see you tonight Forever At times we may fall, like we all tend to do But I'll reach out and find that I've run into you Your strength is the power that carried me through Forever Your kindness for weakness I never mistook I worried you often, yet you understood That life is so fleeting, these troubles won't last Forever You inspired me truly you did from the start To not be afraid and to follow my heart There's a piece of you with me they can't tear apart Forever At times we may fall, like we all tend to do but your strength is the power that carried me through Forever Forever I'll find you, forever we'll be Forever your power and strength stays with me Forever I'll find you, forever we'll be Forever your power and strength stays with me Forever I'll find you, forever we'll be Forever your power and strength stays with me Forever I'll find you, forever we'll be Forever your power and strength stays with me Forever Forever Forever Forever

May the road rise to meet you May the wind be at your back Yeah, that's what dear old dad would say Remember your old man When you've finally had your moment Should fame and fortune come your way I wouldn't trade your wisdom, dad I thank you for your time You said "Son, keep on working 'til the stars one day align" But maybe luck don't seem to shine On stubborn fools like me and you Make the most of what they give you To yourself you must be true To yourself you must be true And we'll live To fight another day If things don't always go our way And we'll live To fight another day That's what my old man would say May the spirits all be with you May the Devil turn his back When the day is at its darkest and anxiety attacks Call on me to see you through it Call on me to be your guide I'll be there, son, when you need me I'll be standing by your side I'll be standing by your side And we'll live To fight another day Things don't always go our way And we'll live To fight another day Yeah, that's what my old man would say My hero, my heart My hero, my heart My hero, my heart My hero, my heart To yourself you must be true To yourself you must be true And we'll live To fight another day If things don't always go our way And we'll live To fight another day That's what my old man would say My hero My hero

When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun When the law break in How you gonna go? Shot down on the pavement Or waiting on death row You can crush us You can bruise us But you'll have to answer to Oh, the guns of Brixton The money feels good And your life you like it well But surely your time will come As in heaven, as in hell You see, he feels like Ivan Born under the Brixton sun His game is called survivin' At the end of the harder they come You know it means no mercy They caught him with a gun No need for the Black Maria Goodbye to the Brixton sun You can crush us You can bruise us But you'll have to answer to Oh, the guns of Brixton When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun You can crush us You can bruise us You can even shoot us Oh, the guns of Brixton Shot down on the pavement Waiting in death row His game is called survivin' As in heaven as in hell You can crush us You can bruise us But you'll have to answer to Oh, the guns of Brixton Oh, the guns of Brixton Oh, the guns of Brixton Oh, the guns of Brixton Oh, the guns of Brixton

I keep my fist raised up full time against the world Sometimes with the family and sometimes with a girl Yeah, you think I've learned my lesson, I'm a man who's been around But I could never keep that middle finger down Well, I'm still hanging on, and I think God takes care of fools I broke a lotta hearts and I broke a lotta rules Yet somehow I survived with a bit of dummy luck But I could never keep that finger from sticking up I could never keep, I could never keep I could never keep my life from burning to the ground You think I've learned my lesson, I'm a man who's been around But I could never keep that middle finger down I'm a grudge-holding jerk who starts feuds with a wink A sharp-tongued S.O.B who speaks before he thinks I've learned from my losses and I know when I'm wrong Still, my life's sadder than an old country song I could never keep, I could never keep I could never keep my life from burning to the ground You think I've learned my lesson, I'm a man who's been around But I could never keep that middle finger down So if you looked at my life, if you took a little peek You'd say, "Good Lord, let it go, man, just turn the other cheek" I don't know how to let it go, I just don't know how to behave I was born with this affliction, and I'll take it to the grave I could never keep, I could never keep I could never keep my life from burning to the ground You think I've learned my lesson, I'm a man who's been around But I could never keep that middle finger down I could never keep (no), I could never keep (no) I could never keep my life from burning to the ground You think I've learned my lesson, I'm a man who's been around But I could never keep that middle finger down