I'm leading by example to anybody that's hearing this Regardless what you think of me, I'm sharing my experience I'll take the blame, I never made an excuse When it comes to making music I have always told the truth My grat**ude is strong from everything that I receive From all the pain and happiness to all the issues in between I inspire you? No, you inspire me telling me you love my music it's helping you stay clean A day without a chemical to me was just dream And I'm always the most centered when I'm praying on my knees I was paralyzed in fear but now I'm finally taking action I've been patiently waiting eleven years to make this happen My supporters I will cherish till the end Looking back on my travels when I didn't have a single friend I used to burn bridges, watch them glisten in the dark Every thought I got was crazy, so I listen to my heart The benevolence is genuine, I'll tell you something amazing I'm proud of my family, my sister just had a baby There was a time that we couldn't take care of ourselves We lived in active addiction and everyday was hell I remember when my mother had conscriptions, alcoholic fits Some call it oblivion, I'd like to call it bliss Through ignorant senses, relentless, it wasnt often I smiled I couldn't handle it, was throwing in the towel I used to be a vagabond, derelict and a bum Nowadays I love my life and everyday I'm having fun We laugh a lot as we're building these special bonds There's people that have helped me on this journey, now they're gone How many friends we gonna lose and bury in the process? At Eric's funeral, was crying, carrying his coffin Life will change it don't got to have my permission God will show me who I am I just have to stay in position I know there's something in the wake of your smile I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea You've built a love but that love falls apart A little piece of heaven turns to dark Listen to your... I used to suffer from depression, overnight became a father Now I'm smiling every time I see my daughter And I've never been in love until the moment that I met her She's the reason that I'm breathing, the reason I'm living better And I finally found my purpose, I'm no longer feeling worthless I tell you everything, I go much deeper than the surface I'm gonna make a name for myself through recording music And no one in my life will ever tell me I can't do it I know what it's like to fall, have nothing when starting over That agony that followed me solidified my closure My alcohol consumption it was damaging my liver I wanted to end my life but I just couldn't pull the trigger I never believed that I would find freedom in writing poems If you ever felt like dying, just know that you're not alone I lost my grandparents 19 days apart I know they're watching over me so I'll just listen to my heart I know there's something in the wake of your smile I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea You've built a love but that love falls apart A little piece of heaven turns to dark Listen to your heart