I know a girl from an island She stands apart from the crowd She loves the sea and her people She makes her whole family proud Sometimes the world seems against you The journey may leave a scar But scars can heal and reveal just Where you are The people

I don't ask for much Truth be told I'd settle For a life less frightening, a life less frightening Suffering from something we're not sure of In a world there is no cure for These lives we live test negative for happiness Flat line, no pulse, but eyes

There was magic in the air it was everywhere that we touched down The carnival ride and the high we were on as it went around In case you don't remember It was us against the world and you swore girl that we'd never surrender But I still can't forget you

I don't care, I don't care As long as you're with me Even if it's raining, and the wind is blowing Even if we're far from home, even if it's snowing I know that our love is pure, our love will protect us Even if the world turns against us Made by God La

If I held my ground would you ask me to change This drought bleeds on now we're dancing for rain These worlds collide but the distance remains We point the finger, never accept the blame and I know, I know We drink the air but its so not the same Were

A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Cause it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust He said son, have you seen the world?

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Papers I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers I done took all I can take but you leave me no options girl For you I gave my heart and turned my back against the world I done damn near lost my mama, I done been through so much drama

It's do or die It's me against the world Time, you're never going to take me alive Gonna to find another way to survive (Hey) It's just me against the world Set in stone right now It's only a matter of time You're never going to take me alive Gonna to

I wrote my way out When the world turned its back on me I was up against the wall I had no foundation No friends and no family to catch my fall I picked up a pen And wrote my way out (I wrote my way out) I picked up the pen like Hamilton Running on

Wait for me now Take off this crown To break all that defiles Don't you know? The end's robbed me now Wait for me, wait for me Wait for me, wait for me now Do you see the world in different colors? Do you see the world in black and gray?