They don't understand I don't need to live by your rules, you don't control me Until you've walked a mile in my shoes, you don't know me And I know, I know, I know you don't like it You don't, you don't, you don't know where I've been It's my life so

All you get is alibis When smoke begins to fade And you standing face to face Does he kiss you in the way to say You're the other woman, the other woman At the start of his goodbye Do you ever realize that you never get the chance You'll always be the

Stand by me Just as long as you stand, stand by me Oh stand now, stand by me When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me

Woke up by a girl, I don't even know her name I just need a girl who gon' really understand (Woke up, woke up by a girl, I don't even know her name) I'm good, I'm good, I'm great Know it's been a while, now I'm mixing up the drank Got up, thank the Lord

When I stand in the way of what we could become Know that there's still way to everlasting love You became mine In the strangest time 'Cause baby I I wasn't right I was losing the fight And my mind

It's like too much to describe, yeah, it's enough for two lives And I could never stand by nothing but at least I'm gon' try Ain't nothin' to it but to do it, throw away that phone 'Cause I know you missed a snap on a another, I can name three or four

Like nothing will ever change and we dance Like time wasn't really slipping through our hands We sing like we wrote every word to the whole damn thing But it sure sounded good at the time Standin' by the door, checkin' my hair Waitin' on you to take me

We aim for balance standing on cannonballs We slam on clay and dig deep, and labyrinth trenches around craters we call home Rage, I will put this all back inside of me Ghosts of my past lift me up, carry me through blinding night Ever-flowing white

Standing by the window Eyes upon the moon Hoping that the memory Will leave her spirit soon She shuts the doors and lights and lays her body on the bed Where images and words are running deep She has too much pride to pull the sheets above her head So

I may be a real bad boy But baby I'm a real good man Girl, you've never known no one like me Up there in your high society They might tell you I'm no good Girl they need to understand Just who I am I may drink too much and play too loud Hang out with a