Saved My Life - Andy Grammer

This is where we are today People going separate ways This is the way things are now In disarray I read it in the papers There's death on every page Oh Lord, I thank the Lord above My life has been saved, yea-yeah Here we go Tellin' lies Here we go (here we go) We're right back were we started from People going separate ways This is the way things are now In disarray, hey I read it in the papers There's death on every page, oh Oh Lord, I thank You from above My life has been saved Ooh, my life My life has been saved My life My life My life has been saved

Out in the streets of City 17 Civil Protection run a rigid machine Break down my door, take me down to the station They got ideas that I got information My natural charm is only getting me so far When out of the black I see the shape of a crowbar... Gordon Freeman saved my life! Fight for freedom with a brainstorm Gordon Freeman saved my life! Like Chuck Norris in a geek form Completely silent, a violent creature Despite looking like a geography teacher Moved at the speed of a cheetah in its prime Apparently he ain't running on Valve Time I watch as the Combine are turnin' to flee yeah! They vanish into thin air like Episode 3 yeah! Gordon Freeman saved my life! Fight for freedom with a brainstorm Gordon Freeman saved my life! Like Chuck Norris in a geek form Gordon Freeman saved my life! (You'll never get back what you lost) Fight for freedom with a brainstorm (You'll never get back what you lost) Gordon Freeman saved my life! (You left Black Mesa far too long) Like Chuck Norris in a geek form (You'll never find where you belong) Fight for freedom with a brainstorm Like Chuck Norris in a geek form

I wanna start by letting you know this Because of you my life has a purpose You helped me be who I am today I see myself in every word you say Sometimes it feels like nobody gets me Trapped in a world where everyone hates me There's so much that I'm going through I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you I was broken, I was choking I was lost, this song saved my life I was bleeding, stopped believing Could have died, this song saved my life I was down, I was drowning But it came on just in time This song saved my life Sometimes I feel like you've known me forever You always know how to make me feel better Because of you my dad and me Are so much closer than we used to be You're my escape when I'm stuck in this small town I turn you up whenever I feel down You let me know like no one else That it's okay to be myself I was broken, I was choking I was lost, this song saved my life I was bleeding, stopped believing Could have died, this song saved my life I was down, I was drowning But it came on just in time This song saved my life You'll never know what it means to me That I'm not alone, that I'll never have to be I was broken, I was chocking I was lost, this song saved my life I was bleeding, stopped believing Could have died, this song saved my life I was down, I was drowning But it came on just in time This song saved my life My life, my life (This song saved my life) My life, my life (This song saved my life) My life, my life (This song saved my life) My life, my life This song saved my life

Yeah, your mom threw up three times again Having a hard time keeping down the vitamins Goes from laughing to crying to smiling Couple times, real close to being violent, hey oh We're not really parents, but we kinda are You're gonna call me "Dad," shit, that's bizarre Yesterday, a couple kids making out in a car She been in the lab, cooking you up Damn, you growing fast, it's like you in a rush Don't know if you can hear, that's why I get close Singing to her belly just to let you know Somebody loves you, you got a friend Even if you don't know it yet Somebody loves you, we're making plans Waiting for your spaceship to land I still cook most dinners in the microwave And my plants all died over the holidays And I don't know how I'm gonna ever pay For the Ivy League school you gon' graduate And I'ma be there learning right beside you Probably teach me more than I can teach you But I promise you I'm always gonna show up Might be the only thing that I'm really sure of Is you'll become a kid, and I'll become a man But first, we're gonna grow, together we'll stand Ain't sure if you can hear, that's why I get close Singing to her belly just to let you know Somebody loves you, you got a friend Even if you don't know it yet Somebody loves you, we're making plans Waiting for your spaceship to land Yeah, it's crazy, 'cause if I'm singing to you Then my mom up in heaven's probably singing to me, too Edges of the world makes some damn good music Gotta close your eyes and listen to it Yeah, it's crazy, 'cause if I'm singing to you Then my mom up in heaven's probably singing to me, too Edges of the world makes some damn good music Gotta close your eyes and listen to it She been in the lab, cooking you up Damn, you growing fast, it's like you in a rush Don't know if you can hear, that's why I get close Singing to her belly just to let you know Somebody loves you, you got a friend Even if you don't know it yet Somebody loves you, we're making plans Waiting for your spaceship to land Whoa, waiting, whoa, waiting Waiting for your spaceship to land Whoa, whoa, whoa, just waiting, whoa, waiting Waiting for your spaceship to land

So call me naive But I believe you're gonna be okay And call me naive But tomorrow, we'll be better than today And if it's stupid to see the good in everything Lord, help me please, help me to be naive Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na, mmm See, I believe This life is something beautiful and sweet I believe That love pulls me to you like gravity And if it's stupid to see the good in everything I guess I'll plead, I'll plead guilty to being naive Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na, mmm And you could say I'm gullible And I'm blind to all the lies and tragedies I just think we focus all our time On poison and not the remedy So call me naive Say I'm living in a world of make-believe And call me naive But I don't know another way to be And if it's stupid to see the good in everything Yeah, if it's stupid to see the good in everything I'll say proudly I'd rather be naive Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na, mmm

I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner Well, you built this city right in me And brick by brick and piece by piece And love in both in your hands tried to make an honest man From when I woke until I went to sleep You planned my life so carefully Sculpted me like clay, I could see you in my face And I never thought I'd live this life without your guiding light I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner And I heard the walls are paper thin from where you are to where I am But I don't feel a thing, if you all keep pulling strings and Send on down a message please Light a bull behind my dreams I'd just like to know that you hear me, that your close And I never thought that I'd live this life without your guiding light I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner You've been gone for too long Oh, whoa, oh, whoa You've been gone for too long Oh, whoa I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner Praying like a sinner I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter And I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner

Me and fear, we had a thing in 1993 Told me I was wasting time with all these silly dreams I dated doubt, she knocked me down every time I tried But I found joy in my life Sorrow swept me off my feet in 2009 I took long walks on the beach next to the oceans that we cried And grief she came and overstayed way longer than I'd liked But I found joy in my life I found joy, yeah, she opened up my eyes It gave me wings and halo rings and taught me how to fly Woo, ooh, I feel like a million lights I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life Pressure pushed me to the edge, she worked me to the bone And jealousy, she lied to me, said I needed things I don't Shame, she had a way to make me hate myself inside But I found joy in my life I found joy on the loneliest of nights I bought a rock, I tied the knot, and I'm making her my wife Woo, ooh, I feel like a million lights I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life There were days I did not know If she would pack her bags and go But that's my girl forever though And she knows, she knows I found joy and I kiss her every night She gave me two more of her and I can't believe they're mine Mmm, now I'm basking in their light I found joy, I found joy Yeah, oh I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life I found joy in my life

Good and grown, Lord knows I still ain't got it figured out yet Maybe 30 more years, I'll know the answer to it all Told myself I'd be like Mike, six rings on my fingers And I'd be sipping on something somewhere, escaping from it all I work hard (Damn right), I get bored (Sometimes) You hit big (All night), still want more We ain't made to have it made So what I'm trying to say, what I'm trying to say (What I'm trying to say) Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are, where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Gotta grow Hearts all break, you're gonna break Hearts just learn when it happens When you plant your seeds, be careful reaping what you sewed Don't feel lost in the weeds, don't count your medals, stay humble And if you're gonna live fast, strap up, not everything is gold I work hard (Damn right) I get bored (Sometimes) You hit big (All night) Still want more We ain't made to have it made So what I'm trying to say What I'm trying to say (What I'm trying to say) Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are Where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Gotta grow Whoa, Lord knows I still ain't got it figured out yet Ain't got it figured out yet, no I work hard (Damn right) I get bored (Sometimes) You hit big (All night) Still want more We ain't made to have it made So what I'm trying to say What I'm trying to say (What I'm trying to say) Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are, where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are, where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Gotta grow, gotta grow, gotta grow

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) She got big brown eyes and tangled hair Voguin' in her underwear And nothin' is better Than doin' nothin' together now She got a toothbrush as a microphone Beltin' out the Rollin' Stones I'm the last one to stop her Can't believe that I got her We get so close Kissin' like Eskimos It's a little bit much I know, I do Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I even understand 'Kay, she got a classic style that's all her own A smile you can hear through the telephone And she says she's a rebel But she's way too sentimental And she's precious even when she's mad Gets angry and I start to laugh And I know that it's nothin' She's just pushin' my buttons She gets so close We're kissin' like Eskimos It's a little bit much I know, I do Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I even understand (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I even understand (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) She's a little bit wild A little bit mad, a little bit, oh-oh, beautiful Wild, a little bit bad, a little bit, oh-oh And I never can know her too well Oh, still I never want anyone else Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? I think I love her more than I even understand Oh! Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I understand She's a little bit wild A little bit mad, a little bit, oh-oh, beautiful Wild, a little bit bad, a little bit, oh-oh And I think I love her more than I even understand