My roots, my roots Run deep into the hollow I'm stronger than I ever knew I'm strong because of you I bite down a little harder My blades a little sharper Strike back a little harder I scream a little louder I hit back a little louder

I'll wipe my shirtsleeves Under your eyes When salted tears won't dry These hearts will be flooded tonight And I'll hold on to the words you spoke of Anchored down in the throat, love And I'm captain of this sinking boat now With just one armband to

Once upon a time I could take anything, anything. This isn't giving up, no this is letting go Out with the old dreams I've borrowed The path I carve from here on out will be my own The wind died The whole world ceased to move Now so quiet Her beating

Money in your palm don't make you real Pistol in your hand don't make you real Niggas been countin' me out I'm writin' down names, I'm makin' a list The real ones been dyin', the fake ones is lit The Bentley is dirty, my sneakers is dirty But that's how

I don't know why you don't take me downtown anymore Talk it up and give me the go round round like a good time tease I'm only counting on your cancellation When I should be counting on you at my door Did you forget about how we went around Well, all the

Baby don't let the lights go down I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in, hold me tight Don't let go, baby give me light Lights go down, lights go down I miss you, I miss you Down, down, down, down I want every

Don't let it go to waste, I love it but I hate the taste Weight keepin' me down Done done and I'm on to the next one Done done on to the next one All my life I've been searching for something Something never comes never leads to nothing Nothing satisfies

Sixteen lines of blow and I'm fine Break my bones, but act as my spine And if I tried to call, would you cry? Please don't cry, you're wasting your time Sixteen lines will make me feel fine Ten years ago I went blind I been on my own since age nine Is

It's just me and you Yeah, it's just me and you And we are definitely outnumbered There's more of them than us Just when you think you made a new friend They throw you under the bus So it's just me and you Turn the sound down on my TV I just can't listen

And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the