Loosing the war I'm feining to win Though I never tried to to strive deep From within. Life could be beautiful For anybody it's for, but I'd swear this Mothafuckin' shit is rotten to the core. The portal has been past and it's Time to make a turn, to

You know I thought I had it all y'all It seems that I'm wasting time Even though I've tried Guess I've done it all wrong I wish that I Wish that I could help us But I gotta take off, off, off For once in my life I gotta take off, off, off

We never even talked We never even thought in the long run Whenever it was painful Whenever I was away I’d miss you And I want to see you here beside me, dear But things aren’t clear We never even tried And I miss you

Tried to tell you I was nothin' but trouble, baby Tried to tell you that I lost my mind Yeah but baby you thought that was a lie I tried to tell ya I was crazy Alright, alright It's four in the mornin', dirt road in Georgia with lights in the rear view

Shake it, sh-shake it It keeps holding on and on And it's holding strong But it's holding on Even though I tried to make it Played the part, but I can't fake it It keeps holding on Even though I tried to break it Heaven knows that I can't shake it

Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder why it should be thus all the day long While there are others living about us, never molested, though in the wrong When death has come and taken our loved ones, it leaves our home so lonely and dreary Then do we

I've been from Spain to Tokyo From Africa to Ohio I never tried to make the news I'm just a man who plays the blues I take my lovin' everywhere I never make my move too soon Three days of snow in Birmingham Thought you would wonder where I am Rang our

It's all in the one word It's all in a day One day in a life The one word is goodbye It's all in what you say Though you've tried to be kind

Shake it, sh-shake it It keeps holding on and on And it's holding strong But it's holding on Even though I tried to make it Played the part, but I can't fake it It keeps holding on Even though I tried to break it Heaven knows that I can't shake it

As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say As he faced the sun he cast no shadow As he faced the sun he cast no shadow (ah) Here's a thought for every man Who tries to understand what is