You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb And although my pride's, yeah, not easy to disturbed, yeah Lent you outsiders and my new Badu While you were thinking I didn't have a clue Tough to sort files with your voice in my head So then I bribed

'Cause they will always kick you when you're down Love for my love, hate for my hate Strength for my strength, pain for my pain Pride for my pride, match it inside You have to trust in yourself You must believe in yourself You have to follow your heart

Not a night goes by, I don't dream of wandering Through the home that might have been I listened to my pride when my heart cried out for you Now every day I wake again In a house that might have been a home, a home I mistook the warnings for wisdom From

We do the bad boy boogie Have a drink on the boys We'll entertain you in style I got my finger in the pie It's just a lick and a promise In the back seat of my car Found a girl she's mama's pride I tatooed her and now she's mine

Not a night goes by, I don't dream of wandering Through the home that might have been I listened to my pride when my heart cried out for you Now every day I wake again In a house that might have been a home, a home I mistook the warnings for wisdom From

Are you ready for the time of your life Let's, pretend, we're not at the end Pretend, that we have nothing left I know my uses I have my pride But my heart is still untamed I learned my lessons I've conquered death I go on and I'm unashamed

Not a night goes by, I don't dream of wandering Through the home that might have been I listened to my pride when my heart cried out for you Now every day I wake again In a house that might have been a home, a home I mistook the warnings for wisdom From

I guess I should've been more like that She's beautiful in her simple little way I should have held on to my pride I should have never let you lie I guess you got what you deserved I guess I should've been more like her She don't have too much to say

For all the times you left me bleeding Clouded, weakened by the haze Cut of my pride, enough to forgive Reconcile, back to square nothing It seems I lost my direction Don't have the strength to let it slip Have no desire for the shore Just let me play

Not a night goes by, I don't dream of wandering Through the home that might have been I listened to my pride when my heart cried out for you Now every day I wake again In a house that might have been a home, a home I mistook the warnings for wisdom From