(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) I had a talk with my mom She said, "What if you're the one you've been waitin' for?" I treat my obstacles like stepping stones And keep climbing and climbing some more Doors are openin' that were previously locked Treat this

You cost more than he wanted to lose And with this ring I said I do I promise to never do what I've done Dear diamond, pretty and new Perfectly flawless, too good to be true Dear diamond, you shine like the sun You wrap around my finger just like he does

I know it can't be right When Lenin was little All the birds in the forest were singing 'Man, this is it!' But now that he's older All the sailors in the heaver are screamin "Abandon Ship" But I just smile instead Of repeating what I said

It can't be Nashville every night With its la la oh oh ohs, Whoa-ohs and He said, 'Fuck this' and 'Fuck that' And this guy's the diplomat Stares into the blur of the tuner lights He said, 'We are what we lack' And this guy's the autodidact

I know that you're tired of this Cause you're a robot They designed your life But true souls said you know what's right And you can join us on the other side Are you scared? Are you scared? Are you scared? They've got you movin' to the city Oh my, you

They spun a web for me Oh no I see And ah well if I ever caused you trouble A spider web it's tangled up with me And I lost my head And thought of all the stupid things I said Oh no what's this A spider web and I'm caught in the middle So I turned to run

Ain't that some shit Well paid for this rap and shit I got that work Say what? My flow Say what? My bitches Say what? You Cole Say what? I said

A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Cause it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust He said son, have you seen the world?

We said this was “the last time”, over and over again (Blind eyes) The closer I get is the further I feel (Hands tied) And I’m losing my grip on remembering what’s real 'Cause our synthetic love is all that we know My head is a mess, And it’s going to

I said yeah, yeah Now come one come all to this tragic affair Wipe off that makeup, what's in is despair So throw on the black dress, mix in with the lot You might wake up and notice you're someone you're not If you look in the mirror and don't like what