The First Ones Here - Dan David

The ones that I drank all those beers with Made it through those high school years with All those girls I loved who broke my heart All those back roads I drove 'round on That church pew that I got found on That college town where I first got my start All the haters, all the lovers All the friends that are more like brothers All the people I ain't seen in too many years All the faces in the bleachers, the never gave up on me teachers Yeah, this one's for the ones who got me here The ones that said I'd never make it The ones that said: There's your chance, go take it Took all of you for me to get this far Jobs along the way that paid me People who dug deep to raise me Made me who I am, you know who you are All the haters, all the lovers All the friends that are more like brothers All the people I ain't seen in too many years All the faces in the bleachers, the never gave up on me preachers Yeah, this one's for the ones who got me here The ones still around, the ones that are gone My biggest fan, Mama back home All the truth and all the dares All the long shot late-night prayers All the haters, all the lovers My dad and my two brothers All the people I ain't seen in too many years And I thank God that I met you Hope you know I won't forget you This one's for the ones who got me here Yeah, this one's for the ones who got me here, yeah

I am so sick and tired of this world All these women with their dreams shattered From some man's sweaty, desperate touch God damn it, I've had enough When did you come to think refusal was sexy? Can't you see the tears in her eyes? How did you ever think you had the right to Put your entitled hands up her thighs? You are the problem here You are the problem here No one made you do anything You are the problem here You are the problem here No one made you do anything And I And I hope you fucking suffer Do you really expect anyone to feel sorry That you ruined your own life? You did it when you thought you had the right to Put your entitled hands up her thighs And we don't need to be diminished To sisters or daughter or mothers I am a human being, that is how you relate to me You are the problem here You are the problem here No one made you do anything That's not how liquor works You are the problem here You are the problem here No one made you do anything And I And I And I And I And I And I hope you fucking suffer

Where I grew up it was different There was no violence or like other towns But when I came home from school that night I saw the cops were on the run There were kids on the wall, reaching up to the sky Like a culture shock of joy It sent me into a strong fascination And what's been lost is back 'Cause we were the only ones Darling and me, this time it's going down You know where I belong And you know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and all was gone You know where I belong, my darling This time it's going down When December came, I was older And snow was finally on the ground Soldiers lining up, cameras feeding the world With pictures that would mark my mind I heard his woman scream as she was begging for trust Then turning ghost like behind the court A shotgun blast, as New Years passed Oppression was on the run 'Cause we were the only ones Darling and me, this time they're going down You know where I belong You know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and all was gone You know where I belong, my darling This time they're going down, they're going down You know where I belong You know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and now it's gone You know where I belong, my darling It's going down