And just like dust we settle in this town Brothers hooked on Mary Jane We get bored so we get married And it ain't slowin' down, this merry go 'round Mary Mary quite contrary If you ain't got two kids by 21, You're probably gonna die alone At least

Play it for the world, but it won't mean much Unless I sing this song to you I could set this song on fire I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly Tie the pages to a plane and send it

It comes and goes in waves The freedom, of falling A feeling I thought was set in stone It slips through, my fingers I'm trying hard to let go And carries us away It always does, it always does We watch as our young hearts fade Into the flood, into the

I found out what it takes to be a man Now mom and dad will never understand Seventeen and strung out on confusion Trapped inside a roll of disillusion Secrets collecting dust but never forget Skeletons come to life in my closet What's happening to me

I'm not your robot, I'm just me I'm not your robot I would scream But I'm just this hollow shell Waiting here Begging, "Please, set me free so I can feel" Stop trying to live my life for me I need to breathe

There he stands alone, one man against all Winter's lost its grip The ocean is set free The ship glides through the broken ice Out to an open sea North winds fill the sails They fly on frothing seas As hope grows stronger in his heart It's easier to

What they gone' do? Put blindsides on my eyes, young nigga I can feel the money (I can feel the racks) I got some young niggas pull on the opps And they kill for money (they slide they slide) You ever felt a zombie? (Who?) Yo' body gon' smell like vomit

I will see you again, oh This is not where it ends 'Till I see you again Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh I will carry you with me, oh Said goodbye, turned around And you were gone, gone, gone Faded into the setting sun, Slipped away

I see a dust trail following an old red Nova Baby blue eyes, your head on my shoulder You don't look a day over fast cars and freedom That sunset river bank first time feeling Wait, baby, don't move, right there it is T-shirt hanging off a dogwood branch

We'll set sail Dead man tell no tales It's like nowhere else Put it on a wall it'll still be there We'll pull the ropes off the boat We'll throw 'em up on the dock We'll let the stars be our God No we don't need no clock Yeah, I see you there wind in