I

was

born

in-

side

a

small

town,

I

lost

that

state

of

mind

Learned

to

sing

in-

side

the

Lord's

house,

but

stopped at

the

age

of

nine

I

for-

get

when

I

get

a-

wards

now

the

wave

I

had

to

ride

The

pa-

ving

stones

I

played

u-

pon,

they

kept

me

on

the

grind

So

blame

it

on

the

pain

that

blessed

me

with

the

life

Friends

and

fami-

ly

filled

with

en-

vy

when

they

should

be

filled

with

pride

And

when

the

world's

a-

gainst

me

is

when

I

real-

ly

come

a-

live

And

e-

very-

day

that

Sa-

tan

tempts

me,

I

try

to

take

it

in

my

stride

You

know

that

I've

got

whis-

ky

with

white

lies

and

smoke

in

my

lungs

I

think

life

has

got

to

the

point

I

know

wit-

hout

it's

no

fun

I

need

to

get

in

the

right

mind

and

clear

my-

self

up

Ins-

tead,

I

look

in

the

mir-

ror

ques-

tio-

ning

what

I've

be-

come

I

guess

it's a

ste-

re-

o-

ty-

pi-

cal

day

for

some-

one

like

me

Wit-

hout

a

nine-

to-

five

job

or

an

u-

ni

de-

gree

To

be

caught

up

in

the

trap-

pings

of

the

in-

dus-

try

Show

me

the

locked

doors,

I

find

a-

no-

ther

use

for

the

key

And

you'll

see

I'm

well

a-

ware

of

cer-

tain

things

that

can

des-

troy

a

man

like

me

But

with

that

said

give

me

one

more,

hig-

her

A-

no-

ther

one

to

take

the

sting

a-

way

I

am

hap-

py

on

my

own,

so

here

I'll

stay

Save

your

lo-

vin'

arm-

s

for

a

rai-

ny

day

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

I

used

to

think

that

not-

hing

could

be

bet-

ter

than

tou-

ring

the

world

with

my

songs

I

chased

the

pic-

tured

per-

fect

life,

I

think

they

pain-

ted

it

wrong

I

think

that

mo-

ney

is

the

root

of

e-

vil

and

fame

is

hell

Re-

la-

tion-

ships

and

hearts

you

fixed,

they

break

as

well

And

ain't

no-

bo-

dy

wa-

nna

see

you

down

in

the

dumps

Be-

cause

you're

li-

ving

your

dream,

man,

this

shit

should

be

fun

Please

know

that

I'm

not

trying

to

preach

like

I'm

Re-

ve-

rend

Run

I

beg

you,

don't

be

di-

sap-

point-

ed

with

the

man

I've

be-

come

Our

con-

ver-

sa-

tions

with

my

fat-

her

on

the

A-

1-

4

Age

twelve

tel-

ling

me

I've

got-

ta

chase

those

dreams

Now

I'm

pla-

ying

for

the

peop-

le,

dad,

and

they

know

me

With

my

beat

and

small

gui-

tar

wea-

ring

the

same

old

jeans

Wem-

b-

ley

Sta-

di-

um

crowd's

two-

hun-

dred-

and-

for-

ty-

thou'

I

may

have

grown

up

but

I

hope

that

Da-

mi-

en's

proud

And

to

the

next

ge-

ne-

ra-

tion,

ins-

pi-

ra-

tion's

al-

lowed

The

world

may

be

filled

with

hate

but

keep

e-

ra-

sing

it

now

Some-

how

I'm

well

a-

ware

of

cer-

tain

things

that

will

be-

fall

a

man

like

me

But

with

that

said

give

me

one

more,

hig-

her

A-

no-

ther

one

to

take

the

sting

a-

way

I

am

hap-

py

on

my

own,

so

here

I'll

stay

Save

your

lo-

vin'

arm-

s

for

a

rai-

ny

day

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

Wel-

come

to

the

new

show

I

guess

you

know

I've

been

a-

way

But

where

I'm

hea-

ding,

who

knows

But

my

heart

will

stay

the

same

Wel-

come

to

the

new

show

I

guess

you

know

I've

been

a-

way

But

where

I'm

hea-

ding,

who

knows

My

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser

And

I'll

find

com-

fort

in

my

pain,

e-

ra-

ser