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

Got the window rolled down Hand in the air Ain't a much better feeling Then the feeling of the freedom there Mississippi River Start singing to me I got the window rolled down I was always a dreamer Misunderstood Guess I would have been different If I could But who I've been And who I'm trying to be Always a dreamer It's where you're from It's your oldest friend And you think it will forget you When you go But you know it'll take you back in It won't fade away It'll watch you leave Stay sitting there waiting in the fields In the sky in a storm In your blood and your bones Home We were just babies Thinking love was a race Always taking it further Than everybody else our age We were grain in the gravel We were still green Yeah we were just babies It's where you're from It's your oldest friend And you think it will forget you When you go But you know it'll take you back in It won't fade away It'll watch you leave Stay sitting there waiting in the fields In the sky in a storm In your blood and your bones Home If you were just driving through town, you'd be telling yourself This is just nowhere, somewhere, bypass, don't care, on your way to somewhere else Bu damn that ain't the way it felt It's where you're from It's your oldest friend And you think it will forget you When you go But you know it'll take you back in It won't fade away It'll watch you leave Stay sitting there waiting in the fields In the sky in a storm In your blood and your bones Home Home Home Home

Well I get dressed in the dark each day Used to think that as so sweet By 6am I'm in the car driving I keep my change in the car ashtray I haven't smoked in years and years But lately I've been craving I don't know how to pull you back I don't know how to pull you close All I know is how to wreck you Something between us changed I'm not sure if it's you or me But lately all I do seems to wreck you Every now and then after work I don't go straight home I might sit out by the lake and wonder I can almost see the face Of a little blue eyed girl And the boy who thought he knew everything about her I don't know how to pull you back I don't know how to pull you close All I know is how to wreck you Something between us changed I'm not sure if it's you or me But lately all I do seems to wreck you I don't know what the hell you want from me Is there something or someone I should be One of these nights should I keep on driving Cause I don't know how to pull you back I don't know how to pull you close All I know is how to wreck you Something between us changed I'm not sure if it's you or me But lately all I do seems to wreck you

You know there's a light that glows by the front door Don't forget the key's under the mat When childhood stars shine Always stay humble and kind Go to church 'cause your mamma says to Visit grandpa every chance that you can It won't be wasted time Always stay humble and kind Hold the door, say "please", say "thank you" Don't steal, don't cheat, and don't lie I know you got mountains to climb But always stay humble and kind When the dreams you're dreamin' come to you When the work you put in is realized Let yourself feel the pride But always stay humble and kind Don't expect a free ride from no one Don't hold a grudge or a chip and here's why Bitterness keeps you from flyin' Always stay humble and kind Know the difference between sleeping with someone And sleeping with someone you love "I love you" ain't no pick-up line So always stay humble and kind Hold the door, say "please", say "thank you" Don't steal, don't cheat, and don't lie I know you got mountains to climb But always stay humble and kind When those dreams you're dreamin' come to you When the work you put in is realized Let yourself feel the pride But always stay humble and kind When it's hot, eat a root beer popsicle Shut off the AC and roll the windows down Let that summer sun shine Always stay humble and kind Don't take for granted the love this life gives you When you get where you're going the right back around And help the next one in line Always stay humble and kind

Wanna know who burned you so bad Left your heart in ashes on the ground Made you promises, took 'em right back Left you cold and alone, now all you know is the sound Of goodbye You won't let anyone inside Baby, you're just like smoke, blowing on the wind One minute, you're by my side and then you're gone again You might be bad for me, but I just wanna breathe you in Every time I reach out, I find there ain't nothing to hold Boy, you're just like smoke We can start out slow like an ember Get the fire burning back behind your eyes I wanna feel you when we're together So, whatever you do, baby, don't disappear This time Don't fade into the grey tonight Baby, you're just like smoke, blowing on the wind One minute, you're by my side and then you're gone again You might be bad for me, but I just wanna breathe you in Every time I reach out, I find there ain't nothing to hold Boy, you're just like smoke Smoke Smoke Yeah Baby, you're just like smoke, blowing on the wind One minute, you're by my side and then you're gone again You might be bad for me, but I just wanna breathe you in Every time I reach out, I find there ain't nothing to hold Boy, you're just like smoke Boy, you're just like smoke, yeah

I wish I had something nice to say About that girl and her million-dollar face But beauty only get you so far A heart of pure gold is something very rare And the only one she has is on that necklace that she wears Acts like she's some kind of movie star Ooh, it might be not be Christian To be wishing what I'm wishing Sierra, Sierra Girl, let me tell ya One day, you might need those friends that you ditched Sierra, Sierra Life ain't all tiaras You're gonna find out that karma's a To tell the truth, I ain't even mad 'Cause I know the universe is gonna get you back All I have to do is bite my tongue Ooh, I hope that I'm around when You get knocked up or knocked down Sierra, Sierra Girl, let me tell ya You can't break boys hearts like you're flipping a switch Sierra, Sierra Life ain't all tiaras You're gonna find out that karma's a Big pain in the as far as I can tell Yours is adding up fast Sierra Sierra, Sierra Girl, let me tell ya That high horse you're riding can buck you off quick Sierra, Sierra Life ain't all tiaras You're gonna find out that karma's a Pardon my French, but karma's a hmm Mm-hmm I said karma's a hmm Hoo-hoo, ooh-ooh-ooh Oh Sierra