verse 1
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A young boy wakes in the morning, excited for
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a brand new day. His little mind full of
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simple thoughts, like going outside to play.
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But things aren’t quite that simple, they do
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it like it’s no big deal. Quietly watching
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from the car, while they go inside to steal.
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Still learning right from wrong, he looks to
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them with love and trust. As they lead him
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down a broken path, that ends in innocence
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lost.
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Life goes on and time heals all. Lessons
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learned are them bricks in a wall. Build it
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tall with truth and honesty and never give in
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to their hypocrisy. There’s no escape from
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the ghosts of your past, just do your best to
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make everyday last. You get what you give
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that’s what they always say. The good folks
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win and the bad fade away.
verse 2
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A teenager wakes in the morning, looking just
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to find his way. School is out and there is
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no doubt, there’s gonna be some hell to pay.
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Cuz he does just as they taught him, a
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tribute to their broken name. Walkin’ along
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that same old path full of heartache, crime
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and pain. And sometimes he looks in the
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mirror and wonders where it ever ends.
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Getting out, his reflection shouts, it’s the
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only way to make amends.
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Life goes on and time heals all. Lessons
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learned are them bricks in a wall. Build it
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tall with truth and honesty and never give in
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to their hypocrisy. There’s no escape from
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the ghosts of your past, just do your best to
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make everyday last. You get what you give
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that’s what they always say. The good folks
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win and the bad fade away.
verse 3
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A grown man wakes in the morning and notices
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a few more greys. Twenty-Five years have
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passed on by, since he finally walked away.
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The sins they laid upon him, they’re a weight
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he’ll always bare. But blessings sometimes
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come with cost and a message you must share.
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Those little eyes watch him now, with the
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same loving trust he once gave. And daddy
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leads them down a brighter path, but his
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memories still remain.
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The memories still remain...
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Bridge
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You used my mother and you stole my brother.
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All you’ve ever done is ruin lives. So many
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suffered by your hands and I wonder how you
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keep up with your disguise. I’m stained from
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that day, I can’t forget the way, I saw you
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hurt that girl til she died. There’s so
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much to say, but thank God I got away and
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you’re slowly fading from my mind.
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Cuz life goes on and time heals all.
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Lessons learned are them bricks in a wall.
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Build it tall with truth and honesty and
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never give in to their hypocrisy. There’s no
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escape from the ghosts of your past, just do
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your best to make everyday last. You get what
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you give that’s what they always say. The
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good folks win and the bad fade away.
Outro
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Ya Life goes on and time heals all. Lessons
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learned are them bricks in a wall. Build it
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tall with truth and honesty, define yourself
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and who you want to be.