Dedication, hard work plus patience The sum of all my sacrifice, I'm done waitin' I'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't playin' Now you hear what I been sayin', dedication Look, my nigga this is dedication This is anti-hesitation This a real nigga

I've got a good mind to give up living, and go shopping instead I say, I've got a good mind to give up living, and go shopping instead To pick up me a tombstone, and be pronounced dead When I read your letter this morning baby, that was in your place in

Yeah, I wish somehow I didn't know now what I didn't know then I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then I wish I could start this whole thing over again I'm not sayin' it's you, You could never be true I just don't want to know how it ends You'd

But no flame burns forever, oh no You and I both know this all too well And most don't even last the night One last time Just one last time With the twilight No they don't, they say say they don't Without holding back my mind Oh babe, meet me in Tompkins

And it feels all right No more, from a voice that breaks the awkward silence No more, never heard so loud before Made the same mistakes a thousand times Never meant to be like this so I say say No more tonight Take another shot, show me what you got It was

I don't want to die, I don't know why This kind of fate was meant for me You got to be strong, got to move on What do I say? It was never supposed to end up this way What do I have to do? Was supposed to grow old with you But that ain't gonna happen, mmm

Se la, se la Talk about it, sing about it We se la, se la, se la Se la (say it), se la (say it) You know sometimes I sit and wonder Just how this world would be If we had all the people laughing And everybody living in harmony We have to say say se la, se la

Scratching at the surface now And I'm trying hard to work it out And so much has gone misunderstood And this mystery only leads to doubt And I didn't understand When you reached down to take my hand And if you have something to say say You better say say it now

Say what you want but nothing can stop me now Contradict to know what I want Take a shot and I'll bounce this off I'm in control so nothing can hold me down All we get is hell but it works Too strong to give into words I just came to kick ass and take

Come in for a minute Welcome back It's just me and you in this room right now And there's so many things that are on my mind Uh, yea, uh (be with me) Sometimes it's hard to say say That's why I take all I've got