Eighteen years and my life is still. I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination.

I realized quickly, when I knew I should, that the world was made up for this brotherhood of man, for whatever that means.

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed, just to get it all out what's in my head, and I, I am feeling a little peculiar..

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside, and I take deep breath and I get real high

And I scream from the top of my lungs

What's going on?!

And I try, oh my God do I try..I try all the time in this institution

And I pray, oh my God do I pray, I pray every single day For a revolution

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed, just to get it all out what's in my head

And I, I am feeling a little peculiar...

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside

And I take deep breath

And I get real high

And I scream from the top of my lungs

What's going on?

Eighteen years of my life is still

I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope

For a destination

I wish it was all that easy..

Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough, and things go wrong no matter what we do..

Now and then it seems that life is just too much and time after time I think it's just no good

But When friends are gone I know my savior's love is real

I wish it was all that easy..

THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER, Happiness hit me like a bullet in the back

And i never wanted anything from you

Except everything you had and what was left after that too

running

I don't want you to give it all up

and leave your own life collecting dust

and I don't want you to feel sorry for me

you never gave us a chance to be

And I don't need you to be by my side

and tell me that everythings all right

I just wanted you to tell me the truth

You know I'd do that for you

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

I did enough to show you that I was willing to give and sacrafice

and I was the one who was lifting you up

when you thought your life had had enough

when I get close you turn away, nothing that I can do or say

so now I need you to tell me the truth

you know I would do that for you

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

Is it me? Is it you?

Nothing that I can do

To make you change your mind?

Is it a waste of time?

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

(What is it I have to say?)

So why are you running away?

(To make you admit you're afraid)

Why are you running away?

It's been a while since I could...

Hold my head up high, since I first saw you...

Since I could stand on my own two feet again, and everything I can remember as fucked up as it all may seem.

Consequences that I've rendered...gone and fucked things up again, and again...

Why must I feel this way?

Just make this go away!

Just one more peaceful day...

It's been a while

I'm not jesus, you can't run away