My mama always told me "Son, you'd best go easy down that road." And she said she was sorry For all the times she couldn't save my soul I shoulda listened to her words a little more Before I packed up and I walked right out that door Daddy always told me "Son, you'd better love the best you can." And "Don't look back and be sorry These moments won't be comin' 'round again." But I feel like I could conquer the whole world When I look up and see those three little girls But I get lost, I can't find my way All my pieces glued together for the world to see Mistakes I've made, consumed by some Till there's nothing left of me when all is said and done Now a preacher man once told me "Son, I'm not so sure you can be saved." He said, "Life is full of choices And He sees all the bad ones that you've made." And I said "Yeah, you're right, I'll probably go to H But g all the stories I can tell." 'Cause I'm so lost, I can't find my way All my pieces glued together for the world to see Mistakes I've made, consumed by some Till there's nothing left of me when all is said and done So my mama always told me "Son, you'd best go easy down that road."

I'm damaged goods, I'm complicated I sure do know how to tell a lie Some people say, "I ain't worth savin'" Sometimes I think they're right It ain't no secret, I can say it I get it wrong most of the time But looking at you right now, baby You're the one thing I got right 'Cause someone else would've walked away Someone else would've never stayed Sure as hell, someone else would've left me A long, long time ago, oh-oh Someone else would've called my bluff Saying, "I ain't even worth their love" No one else could've loved me like you do Thank God, my someone's you I wasn't perfect, you were patient I didn't know what you were waiting for I swear I must've found an angel Sent from Heaven's door 'Cause someone else would've walked away Someone else would've never stayed Sure as hell, someone else would've left me A long, long time ago, oh-oh Someone else would've called my bluff Saying, I ain't even worth their love No one else could've loved me like you do Thank God, my someone's you, hmm I'm damaged goods, I'm complicated I sure do know how to tell a lie Someone else would've walked away Someone else would've never stayed Sure as hell, someone else would've left me A long, long time ago, oh-oh Someone else would've called my bluff Saying, I ain't even worth their love No one else could've loved me like you do Thank God, my someone's you Thank God, my someone's you, hmm

I'm startin to hate all these cigarettes And this loneliness And i'm startin to fade like the lines on rt 143 Sometimes i feel like i might Wanna get off this ride As my bedroom rolls down this long highway At 75 And this highway ain't no place For home lovin' drifters like me All these hotels and bars And rides in stretched cars Ain't for me I'm tired of missing the moments I'll never get back And i'm tired of missin' the smiles On my little girls' face So sometimes i feel like i might Wanna get off this ride As my bedroom rolls down this long highway At 75 And this highway ain't no place For home lovin' drifters like me All these hotels and bars And rides in stretched cars Ain't for me And this highway ain't no place For home lovin' drifters like me All these hotels and bars And rides in stretched cars Ain't for me So sometimes i feel like i might Wanna get off this ride As my bedroom rolls down this long highway At 75 As my bedroom rolls down this long highway At 75

Am I the only one here tonight Shakin' my head and thinkin' somethin' ain't right Is it just me? Am I losin' my mind? Am I standin' on the edge of the end of time? Am I the only one? Tell me I'm not Who thinks they're takin' all the good we got And turnin' it bad, hell, I'll be damned I think I'm turnin' into my old man Am I the only one willin' to bleed Or take a bullet for bein' free Screamin', "What the hell!" at my TV For tellin' me, yeah, are you tellin' me? That I'm the only one willin' to fight For my love of the red and white And the blue, burnin' on the ground Another statue comin' down in a town near you Watchin' the threads of Old Glory come undone Am I the only one not brainwashed? Makin' my way through the land of the lost Who sees it as it is, and worries 'bout his kids As they try to undo all the things he did? Am I the only one who can't take no more Screamin', "If you don't like it there's the freakin' door" This ain't the freedom we've been fightin' for It was somethin' more, yeah, it was somethin' more Am I the only one willin' to fight For my love of the red and white And the blue, burnin' on the ground Another statue comin' down in a town near you Watchin' the threads of Old Glory come undone I'm not the only one I can't be the only one Am I the only one who quits singin' along Every time they play a Springsteen song Am I the only one sittin' here Still holdin' on, holdin' back my tears For the ones who paid with the lives they gave God bless the U.S.A I'm not the only one willin' to fight For my love of the red and white And the blue, burnin' on the ground Another statue comin' down in a town near you Watchin' the threads of Old Glory come undone I'm not the only one I can't be the only one

So, I sit here In my hole I hope the Lord can Come save my soul 'Cause I'm a sinner to my core I ask forgiveness and nothing more Darkness surrounds me And I can't see All of the demons Right here with me 'Cause I'm a sinner to my core I ask forgiveness and nothing more My eyes are open Now I can see All of the damage Brought on by me I'm a sinner to my core I ask forgiveness and nothing more 'Cause I'm a sinner to my core I ask forgiveness, nothing more I ask forgiveness and nothing more

I don't think you know how to be in love with me Your words don't comfort me Ooh, you should run from me I'm bad company I don't think you know how to be in love with me Your words don't comfort me Ooh, you should run from me I'm bad company Tear drops on your eyelids 'Cause you worried about the life I live Can't change my ways I done, tried before Try to make you laugh but you cry more At war with my own soul On this road, it's been so cold But our love burns like a hot coal I'm afraid the flames gon' swallow you Die for you, and I'd kill for you But I don't think you know what I feel for you To be real with you, I've got issues You don't deserve to be put through I could lie, say I put you first But I never will, Outlaw's Curse And your worth more, but you'll hurt more If you stick around, so what's worse? Not the knight that you searched for No white horse and no shiny armor Come equipped with a broken heart Bunch of crazy love and some bad karma No, I'll never find a better love And I don't think that I could ever measure up Weigh my options on a broken scale See the fast life will bring a slow hell I don't think you know how to be in love with me Your words don't comfort me Ooh, you should run from me I'm bad company I don't think you know how to be in love with me Your words don't comfort me Ooh, you should run from me I'm bad company I know your life and I've signed up Be by your side when times get tough If you run away, I'll chase you Our happiness is so near We're growing love with no fear I'll never turn my back to face you I don't think you know how to be in love with me Your words don't comfort me Ooh, you should run from me I'm bad company I don't think you know how to be in love with me Your words don't comfort me Ooh, you should run from me I'm bad company

When the moment comes, And you gotta own it, Waylon & Willie, Struggle I'm Paul the Apostle, This is my Romans I notice the road is condolence to my opponents Foam at the mouth I start for the moment Combing through the engine Seeing all the broken components Never say die, My slogan Hoping it's not over Atonement for my wrongs Streets is cold Time is frozen Poet of the broken Chosen by an omen Fathered from poverty but a shark in this ocean They was drinking the Kool-aid I concocted a potion Emotions from a motion Discovered there's no devotion Home in the morning Hunger pains, no bitchin moanin I been waitin for this moment Now i'm gonna own it I just hope I made my mama proud I hope that my God is smilin when he's lookin down And I remember when there was noone around Noone was to be found And I was on the ground We all know when you ballin That everybody's by your side But when you falling So many people run and hide Are you really down to ride When you know someone will die Are you still a friend of mine When our life is on the line On the line. (When a life is on the line) Know the streets gonna slow you down People in the streets are the goal but why You don't really understand me If you ain't from a spot where noone smile Man it's so hard for me to take it Feel it in my bones and i can't shake it You might not understand my raising If you ain't from a place where nobody makes it And i swear i feel your pain I know where you coming from I went to war with the same demons you runninn from I know when the money comes That's when the problems grow Even if its a one and done I hope you reap what you sow Met a beatle on the moon He told me about my future He said some stars are falling And some stars are shooters Pay attention to the universe And you'll see it's so translucent With faith the size of a mustard seed Find a mountain and you can move it I can do it I just hope i made my mama proud I hope that my God is smilin when he's lookin down And I remember when there was noone around Noone was to be found And i was on the ground We all know when you ballin And Everybody's by your side But when you fallin So many people run and hide Are you really down to ride When you know someone will die Are you still a friend of mine When our life is on line On the line. (When a life is on the line) I'm James the apostle First to be martyred My freedom was bartered Taken not borrowed The pain and the sorrow So i pray for tomorrow I live for the moment Never fear what will follow A leader, I'm in it I fought in the field Brought em out the valley So we stood on the hill I stood on my heels Enemies on the ground Screamin at the clouds I hope that you're proud I just hope i made my mama proud I hope that my God is smilin when he's lookin down And I remember when there was noone around Noone was to be found And i was on the ground We all know when you ballin And Everybody's by your side But when you fallin So many people run and hide Are you really down to ride When you know someone will die Are you still a friend of mine When our life is on line(on the line.)

When you come home I'll stop this When you come home I'll hide it good I'll never cry again When you come home to me Door closed honey she said it's over We got enough exposure to expose and dispose of ya Court Clerk looked back like boy you should be rolled I shook my head no, I live by them codes And I can't sink to there level I done been through hell and back and had a drink with the devil I done seen it all they told me ball till I fall Well I done did it well 'cause I'm the same man in and out that prison cell And I don't feel I failed wife got her a big crib 7 cars in 1 month who does that struggle did And you can ask my kids daddy live for every second Never asked questions just considered it his blessings Call me what you want but I'm the one calling collect I seen too many of my homies die for that respect To let their names fade in vein Lost in the fire grab my nuts stand up We gonna take this shit to trial Lets go When you come home I'll stop this When you come home I'll hide it good I'll never cry again When you come home to me Now if his mind week then his heart is the same They say the softer of his voice the harder the man Imma son of the block with no father to claim The streets burnt me a couple times but that's part of the game I lick my wounds stand up and still follow the flame I didn't understand until I touched a hundred grand All them rubber bands clogging up the gutter Grandma yay lobster tail and hot butter We ate the best foods drove the best cars If you shoot for the Moon then your still amongst the Stars Even if you missed I just want to feel them lips They're about to sentence me and this could be the last kiss Let's think past tense not the moments that we missed They're about to sentence me and this could be the last kiss I know we soulmates but if it's over and done just go on with your life Because it ain't life without love I'm going to miss you I saw you again I knew just where you'd be I'll stop this real soon when your back safe with me When you come home I'll stop this When you come home I'll hide it good I'll never cry again When you come home to me