I can't tell you I can't tell you how many times that I've wanted, I've wanted to quit I can't tell you I can't tell you how many times that I've wanted, I've wanted to run Gotta stay strong Gotta stay strong, my friend Gotta stay strong There's no one in the end to watch you run Keep step with me If you forget, take a breath Keep me in your mind There's no one left here I feel my spine move every step Bring me one step closer to escape Realizing all is fake The illusion of being awake I hope my son knows that he's made to walk the Sun You can run, decide to fight or fly, I may Choose to ride the lightning miles away I hope my son knows that he's made to walk the Sun I hope my son knows daddy's proud of what he's done I hope you live to shoot another day You'd better brought some bullets in your gun The night, the day, the time decay Our bodies escape from us Why do we have to prey on each other quite so much? There is no answer to these questions, learn your lesson Walk away from awesome power Blessings come with practice On our backs is all this weight Some can't handle knowing it's their fate And they wanna go back, oh, yeah And they tryna go back, oh, yeah But there ain't no goin' back, oh no Yeah, there's only one path, oh, yeah And they wanna go back, oh, yeah Yeah, they tryna go back, oh, yeah But there ain't no goin' back, oh no Yeah, there's only one path, oh, yeah I can't tell you I can't tell you how many times that I've wanted, I've wanted to quit I can't tell you I can't tell you how many times that I've wanted, I've wanted to run But I gotta stay strong (gotta stay strong), my friend But I gotta stay strong (but I gotta stay strong), in the end To watch you run