This is how I fight, she said Not flesh and blood, but spirit and pen Nuts and bolts And blistered hands Tears and laughter Sweat and sin And if this honesty can't find The truth that lies in this heart of mine I pray our sins won't strip these threads I fight and pray for peace again Not long ago, I was sunken back Forgot the dreams I always had Happiness ain't found alone But still you get there on you own Your fears take over what you had The hope that always made you glad But then you learn to love again To not give up, time knows no end To trust the words you heard before This pain won't last forever more Trust the souls that you had known There's more at stake than just your own Can't always hold onto that feeling Time has shown that with some kneeling I can get back up again These feet, these wings Are flying man And can't you see from down below There's so much beauty down the road This is how I fight, I said Not flesh and blood, but spirit and pen Nuts and bolts And blistered hands Tears and laughter Sweat and sin And if this honesty can't find The truth that lies in this heart of mine I pray our sins won't strip these threads I fight and pray for peace again This is how I fight, I said Not flesh and blood, but spirit and pen Nuts and bolts And blistered hands Tears and laughter Sweat and sin And if this honesty can't find The truth that lies in this heart of mine I pray our sins won't strip these threads Fight and pray for peace again, yeah Fight and pray for peace again Fight and pray for peace again This is how I fight, I said I fight and pray for peace again, yeah This is how I fight, I said Fight and pray for peace again Fight and pray for peace again This is how I fight, I said I fight and pray for peace again Fight and pray for peace again Fight and pray for peace within Fight and pray to love again

There was a girl Under stars she lay Smooth lips upon mine Contemplating to stay I can't believe That I'm standing face to face With this much beauty at my own place It feels so surreal how this night is culminating I've been waiting for this moment of fate But in the sweet summer breeze A decision to make, I say There's something good going on here but hey I know your dream's about to take you far from this place I ain't gonna be inspiring dreams to go to waste So I add another name to the ones that got away Pardon me, this prophecy ain't coming true just yet It's part of me In time you'll see That everything will fit Right where it's supposed to be She was on the rebound I was ready to catch You know I thought I was a number one Player like that But as a matter of fact I'm not that mac I thought I was You know you never see an MVP falling in love She would wake me up in the morning With a fresh cup of coffee Had my favorite qualities in a woman Not being able to keep her hands off me But softly it crept in The Shadow of Death I knew that we didn't have a lot of time left I do the best that I can As a peculiar man But soon I became just another Also Ran But I'm proud of the fact That I didn't kill a cat that day When she became the one that got away Pardon me, this prophecy ain't coming true just yet It's part of me In time you'll see That everything will fit Right where it's supposed to be. This prophecy ain't coming true just yet It's part of me In time you'll see That everything will fit Right where it's supposed to be Now let's reminisce on these lips that I kissed On the beach in Belize, we were both on a trip Up a coconut tree's where I went to get a glimpse Of this Chi-Town beauty hanging with her older sis Enter two brothers older than me Trying to see what they could get From these couple blondies One pulls me aside Says yo, you got to go All in for the win, cause I'm past my prime But you? I think you're ready, this is just your time And that girl Cassie? Well she's looking mighty fine So I take her for a walk Away from the club I had no game, but I had a lot of love For what she had to say This was time well spent I leaned into her lips Then away she went. Now eight years later I'm writing this song Cause I don't have her number And her address? It's gone So maybe someday this thing called fate Will erase your name from the ones that got away Pardon me, this prophecy ain't coming true just yet It's part of me In time you'll see That everything will fit Right where it's supposed to be. This prophecy ain't coming true just yet It's part of me In time you'll see That everything will fit Right where it's supposed to be. This prophecy ain't coming true just yet It's part of me In time you'll see That everything will fit Right where it's supposed to be

Struck by the silence now Both knees met by the ground One prayer not yet been found But still we find Some faith for the next round. Ran to the wild land Soft touch long left the man Your dreams they haunt his head But still he tries to lay down in this bed Well this lifestyle to some is a nightmare But oh my I'm living the dream I'm closer to God than I've ever been And where you see chaos, I've found peace. Keep your eyes turned blind Neglect the weak They'll disrupt your high By making you think You took all the land In your wisdom man Now you're wondering why there just Ain't much love For folks like us We're too damn low on the food chain Forgetting our roots in this new age Where we roam (We're too damn low on the food chain) Is our home (Forgetting our roots in this new age) Ain't no love (We're too damn low on the food chain) For folks like us (Forgetting our roots in this new age) They say go, go, go, go And you wanna run for the coast you say Go right ahead, won't you run away But here up high, that's where I'll remain You can bathe in the ocean Rivers will make me clean Sink in the sand you seek I'll remain, I'll remain. You can run for the coast I'll reside up high Go ahead and run away I'll remain, I'll remain I will I will I will make peace by the river I will I will I will remain by the river I will I will I will be named by the river I am I am I am the Man on the Mountain

I wish I was a big screen hero Some fat old cowboy who draws his guns At the slightest threat or provocation Well I'd blast my way right into your arms Mmhhm I tried, tried, how I tried now Shooting first and asking questions later Threw my hat down Drew a line But end up bleeding in the sand I guess baby, it's just not our time Right now Well I wish I was a wise old writer Well I'd wax poetic about some grace Well I'd grow out my beard and write you love songs Mmhhm but they'd all be just about your name Mmhhm I tried, tried, how I tried now Tried to write it all down The ink bled into the white I wrote a verse and struck a line through But baby, it's just not our time Right now Well I wish I was a brave old gambler Well I'd throw out bills like some old rags Well I'd puff out my chest and show up all the rich folk And I'd win the day with a losing hand Mmhhm I tried, tried, how I tried now Tried to go all in But you're not something to be won Like some old war or silver lump sum Baby, it's just not our time Right now

Well if this is the dream I seek I reckon it will bring me peace Heaven won't you smile on me Please restore my energy Where jealousy abounds Downtrodden hearts will surely follow But when the light I've found I know it won't be hard to swallow And if I lose my way, I pray to God that He will guide me Not too far astray, no need for 40 years of wandering I've moved back to these desert sands A dry spell has reclaimed the land The future holds uncertainty But hope defeats my misery How anxious I am now to find that land that I've been promised That home seems so far down the line, my youth I fear won't know it And if I'm up in age, I pray to God I won't be lonely I haven't asked you for a snake, a fish I trust you'll show me Can't find a restful soul, I gotta Keep trying to rock this boat, I oughta Start trying to let this go, and so I Catch and release my hold, you know I Can't find a restful soul, I gotta Keep trying to rock this boat, I oughta Start trying to let this go, and so I Catch and release my hold, you know I Catch and release my hold, you know I Got such a yearning soul, but still I Cast and release my hold, until you Land in the nets I've thrown, Lord won't you Make me a man restored

4 years ago Out on patrol I find a sexy girl I hope Jamba Juice Don't cut you loose I'd love to see you more All about your bizz Not into this Indeed I was quite sure Still asked her out Thai food was how I got her number in my phone But digits they don't always get too far There's other fishies in the sea This one was way too smart I guess that She don't want no mac She wants the sax 5'2" little bit of an attitude Four years go by she was back and dude She be working hard at my favorite bar you know Same one where I bust out the saxophone She asks my brother can she have my number She did not realize This guy on stage That's got you dancing babe He's the same old Thai food guy Guitar’s okay That’s what she say Just play the saxophone For a couple songs That's all she wants Then will you walk me home And she said She don't want no axe She wants the sax A gentleman That's what I am I give her kiss goodnight She wanted more I said you know I like to take my time When I get home I get an unknown message in my phone Says I figured out just who you are And now my mind is blown Says one more thing And instantly I know just who it is She's making up for losing time And grants that Thai food wish But she said She don't want no cash She wants the sax

Quit wasting time in bed You're all wound up in the head Don't worry you a bit About finding that girlfriend You've loved and then you've lost By now been more than once Your time will come my friend You're nowhere near the end So bide your time And bite your tongue Some words will never leave this room But I got so much more to give Believe these years got room to live I've grown tired of all this waiting Pain be weighing on my patience You're just around the bend I'll see you at the other end We were having so much fun So why'd you turn and run You're fast, but you're low on gas When your engine quits, I'll pick you up So go on stay awhile These words I'll have to swallow I’ve learned by now, don't push And you might find you’re standing right where she ends up So bide your time And bite your tongue Some words will never leave this room But I got so much more to give Believe these years got room to live I've grown tired of all this waiting Pain be weighing on my patience You're just around the bend I'll see you at the other end So bide your time And bite your tongue Some words will never leave this room But I got so much more to give Believe these years got room to live I've grown tired of all this waiting Pain be weighing on my patience You're just around the bend I'll see you at the other end I've grown tired of all this waiting Pain be weighing on my patience I know you're just around the bend I'll see you at the other end

Remember our time in San Francisco This guy seems so much more right for you I find myself feeling insubstantial When it comes to making room for two And when we feel we're near the end Please don't give up on me, my friend Not sure how much was just pretend Still nice to think of you, my friend Don't you give up Don't give up the fight Fancy things, they cannot Bring our hearts to life I find pictures of you in my closet While I pack for my trip to Big Sur I know that we cannot be together Nothing gets you hot like burning wood And when we feel we're near the end I won't give up on you, my friend Not sure how much was just pretend Still nice to think of you, my friend Feel this rhythm Step into the light When the breathing speeds up Show me what you like

It's a tale not often told The man who lived upon the mountain A solitary creature Much like the owl The bald eagle Or even the cougar Who finds spiritual fulfillment Among himself Inside he searches While he bides his time Waiting for success And perhaps he might take that Longshot Leaping before looking Knowing that everything will turn alright Finding truth in the Song of Solomon Even searching in the past for the one that got away Perhaps finding out that This is how I fight

Mentally I'm sinking Presently I'm thinking I've reached the end The odds are stacked against us, hey ok! We wouldn't have it any other way If I got one taste, I would lick the plate But finding that peace of mind is gonna have to wait Yeah they knocked us down, but not down to stay Demons haunt our path, but there's a better way We're going to make the longshot It'll take us to a higher place Physically I'm beaten Presently I'm reaching a second wind If you hold onto every word they say You'll lose grip of truth, a counterfeited shame Don't accept too much or you're bound to crack Keep your eye on the prize, don't you dare look back Someday we'll see how far we came And when it comes, you'll recognize her face We're going to make the longshot It'll take us to a higher place You walk around like we're dead or something Odds are you'll never see it coming, yeah You walk around like you're the head of something Odds are you'll never see it coming, yeah You walk around like we're dead or something Odds are you'll never see it coming Odds are you'll never see us coming Odds are you'll never see us coming The odds are stacked against us, hey ok! We wouldn't have it any other way We wouldn't have it any other way We wouldn't have it any other way

I want to know what happened here Take care, ensure the coast is clear Beware, stay close to me, my dear The danger's far too near I want to look across the waves A sight I fear I won't obtain Fear not this life nor death, my friend Our foes have nothing in the end I want to understand what's here Take care, stay close to me, my dear Beware the danger lies so near I want to understand My dear My dear My dear sweet child Oh heart of mine Oh dear sweet child A heart so blind My dear sweet child Our hopes behind Armed with slick silver tongues, they've slain Our names they seek but will not gain Speaking aloud without dissent Still it is you I will defend