Drug my feet through the dust and sage
To tie my own shoes and act my age
Watered my eyes and wiped them clean
It's not where I've been
It's what I've seen

Tie a man up and lay him down
Show him you care through glove and gown
Fight for life in a bad, bad dream
It's not what you'd think
It's what I've seen
If you insist, let's all just make believe

And I finally figured out how one thing leads to another
Turn the other cheek and grin with shit between your teeth
As long as you're in their race
you'll keep getting turned away like a beggar
I put it all together

Pushed through hell out the other side
To find miles to go past the finish line
Try to cope within one's means
It's not what you've read
It's what I've seen
Still you invest in positivity

Time we took a break from hope and change
I hope someday you'll change your mind
We don't have room for games
when we fight each other, gravity, and time 
We know nothing and we don't know why
When you lie awake under the ocean,
do you try to take another last breath?
If you're falling from the top of a mountain,
do you glide away on wings you have spread?
You can do anything with positivity
Expect the best? Then get away from me