Give me a disaster, give me an emergency Stand me at the head of the crusade without a remedy Show me to the shipwreck, show me how your bones shake And
We do our best, we stay in step As time goes marching by But there's something wrong We don't start living until we almost die Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah And
You gotta learn to listen, listen to learn You gotta learn to listen before you get burned Learn to listen, listen to learn You gotta learn to listen
Next time, listen to my heart Next time, well I'll be smart Next time, I'll listen to my heart Next time, well I'll be smart Next time, listen to my
Do you remember Back in nineteen sixty-six? Country jesus, hillbilly blues, That's where I learned my licks. Oh, from coast to coast and line to line
Call me psychotive but I'm bad, nigga yo And I'ma do ya bad, black And when I come, I'm bustin' up niggas to hear me, black Ya should of never let a nigga
How many times will the clock go around? How many times can my hands hit the ground? How many coffins before there's a crown? How far will I fall 'til
Seems somebody put out the moon Now the road is a minefield I can?t follow the way she moves I can?t see past the shadows You make the darkness disappear
It's late and I am tired, wish I could spark your smile The place is flying high but right now I wanna be low Don't wanna move an inch, let alone a million
If you don't believe me If you don't like my plans You mustn't tell me I know your face like the back of my hand We walk the city I talk so you understand
Don't think too hard If you think it hurts that bad Don't talk about it Don't let it get you down It's only one part of the story Just let it go Don'
Please excuse me, I'm not thinking clear It must just be stress But I likely shouldn't be here I'm such a mess I never really ever know what to say When
Once in a while I act like a child to feel like a kid again It gets like a prison in the body I'm living in 'Cause everyone's watching and quick to start
Out across cities I see buildings burn into piles And watch the world in wonder as mountains turn into tiles And trees losing their leaves and our faces
I'm not yours and you're not mine But we can sit and pass the time No fighting wars, no ringing chimes We're just feeling fine This is where we're supposed
You better take it from me That boy is like a disease You run and you try and you're tryin' to hide And you're wondering why you can't get free He's
Listen to the song here in my heart A melody I start but can't complete Listen to the sound from deep within It's only beginning to find release Oh,