Intro: Ebm Hope Bb7 Ebm I'm on my way, I'm comin' Don't Bb7 Don't lose faith in me Ebm I know you've been waiting Bb7 I know you've been prayin' for my soul Ebm Hope Bb7 Ebm Hope Bb7 Ebm Thirty years you been draggin' your feet, tellin' me I'm the reason we're stagnant Bb7 Ebm Thirty years you've been claiming you're honest and promising progress, well, where's it at? Bb7 I don't want you to feel like a failure Ebm I know this hurts Bb7 But I gave you your chance to deliver Ebm Now it's my turn Bb7 Don't get me wrong Ebm Nate, you've had a great run Bb7 But it's time to Ebm Give the people somethin' different Bb7 So without furthеr ado, I'd Ebm Like to Introduce my My album -My album- Bb7 My album -My album-, my album My album -My album-, my album -My album-, my album -My album- My album— Ebm HOPE Verse 1: Bb7 What's my definition of succеss? -Of success- Ebm Listening to what your heart says -Your heart says- Standing up for what you know is -Is- Bb7 Right, while everybody else is -Is- Bb7 Bb7 Ebm Tucking their tail between their legs -Okay- Bb7 What's my definition of success? -Of success- Ebm Creating something no one else can -Else can- Being brave enough to dream big -Big- Bb7 Grinding when you're told to just quit -Quit- Bb7 Bb7 Giving more when you got nothing left -Left- Ebm It's a person that'll take a chance on Something they were told could never happen Bb7 It's a person that can see the bright side Through the dark times when there ain't one Ebm It's when someone who ain't never had nothin' Ain't afraid to walk away from Bb7 More profit 'cause they'd rather do somethin' That they really love and take the pay cut Ebm It's a person that would never waver Or change who they are Bb7 Just to try to and gain some credibility So they could feel accepted by a stranger Ebm It's a person that can take the failures in their life and turn them into motivation Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 It's believing in yourself when no one else does, it's amazin' Ebm What a little bit of faith can do if you don't even believe in you Bb7 Why would you think or expect anybody else that's around you to? Ebm I done did things that I regret, I done said things I can't take back Bb7 Was a lost soul at a crossroad who had no hope, but I changed that Ebm I spent years of my life holdin' on to things I never should've kept, full of hatred Bb7 Years of my life carryin' a lot of baggage that I should've walked away from Ebm Years of my life wishin' I was someone different, lookin' for some validation Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Years of my life tryna fill the void, pretending I was in— They get it Verse 2: Ebm Growing pain's a necessary evil Difficult to go through, yes, but beneficial Bb7 Some would say having a mental Bridge is a negative thing Bb7 Which on one hand, I agree with Ebm On the other hand, it was the push I needed To get help and start the healing process, see Bb7 If I'd have never hit rock bottom Would I be the person that I am today? Bb7 I don't believe so Ebm I'm a prime example of what happens when you choose to not accept defeat and face your demons Bb7 Bb7 Took me thirty years to realize that if you wanna get that opportunity Ebm To be the greatest version of yourself, sometimes you got to be someone you're not To hear the voice of reason Bb7 Having kids will make you really take a step back and look in the mirror At least for me, that's what it did, I Outro: Ebm Wake up every day and pick my son up Hold him in my arms and let him know he's loved -Loved- Bb7 Standing by the window, questioning if dad is ever going to show up -Up- Ebm Isn't something he's goin' to have to worry 'bout Don't get it twisted, that wasn't a shot Bb7 Mama, I forgive you I just don't want him to grow up thinkin' that he'll never be enough Ebm Thirty years of running, thirty years of searchin' Thirty years of hurting, thirty years of pain Bb7 Thirty years of fearful, thirty years of anger Thirty years of empty, thirty years of shame Ebm Thirty years of broken, thirty years of anguish Thirty years of hopeless, thirty years of -Hey- Bb7 Thirty years of never, thirty years of maybe Thirty years of later, thirty years of fake Ebm Thirty years of hollow, thirty years of sorrow Thirty years of darkness, thirty years of -Nate- Bb7 Thirty years of baggage, thirty years of sadness Thirty years of stagnant, thirty years of chains Ebm Thirty years of anxious, thirty years of suffering Thirty years of torment, thirty years of -Wait- Bb7 Thirty years of bitter, thirty years of lonely Thirty years of pushing everyone away -'Way- Ebm -You'll never evolve- I know I can change -We are not enough- We are not the same Bb7 -You don't have the heart- You don't have the strength -You don't have the will- You don't have the faith Ebm -You'll never be loved, you'll never be safe- -Might as well give up- Not running away Bb7 -You don't have the guts- You're the one afraid -I'm the one in charge- I'm taking the— -No- I'm taking the -nc- Reins
