Always thought impossible Break the chains of life What I fought for every day Could finally come alive Whatever dreams I longed for I strove for to defend Whatever hope that's there for me Will stay there to the end There's no trace of yesterday

All that shines turns to rust All that stands in time turns to dust Yesterday, today, tomorrow, come rain, come shine Living, fighting, obsessing Just as long as I can share it all with you Hell and back, the beginning in between till' the end of time As

Love's funny that way Once in a while the mountains move We all long for those days It can shake your faith Or it can break your heart You live, you laugh, you say There's no king when love is the thing We play the same rules In a heartbeat a wiseman can

Did you read about the flood? Happened long time ago In Tupelo, Mississippi There were thousands of lives It rained, it rained Both night and day The poor people was worried Didn't have no place to go

In the long run We'll find out in the long run (in the long run) If our love is a strong one (is a strong one) I used to hurry a lot I used to worry a lot I used to stay out till the break of day Oh, that didn't get it It was high time I quit it I just

I'll live to love another day Lord I fell for her smile And she loved me for a while Then she said good-bye gotta go Left me standing on the side of the road Now she's gone and I'm a memory in her past And the long and short of it some things never last

In case you didn't know That I could live this life without you Even though I don't tell you all the time You had my heart a long, long time ago I can't count the times I almost said what's on my mind Just the other day I wrote down all the things I'd say

In case you didn't know That I could live this life without you Even though I don't tell you all the time You had my heart a long, long time ago I can't count the times I almost said what's on my mind Just the other day I wrote down all the things I'd say

And bring on all the pretenders Long live the walls we crashed through All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you I was screaming, "long live all the magic we made" One day we will be remembered I'm not afraid I had the time of my life Fighting

If you want to get out alive Oh oh run for your life If you want to get out alive (if you want to get out alive) If I stay, it won't be long Till I'm burning on the inside Burning on the inside Run for your life If I go, I can only hope That I make it to