strain, living with a name
they get the best of me
but i don't walk away
i don't complain
i got much to gain
so they keep testing me
and i keep feeding their face
but they could go
off and hit the road
what would i care
i like going nowhere
i got the reigns
the courage i was made of
and they've got fake love
so i know i must show
it's my show
i must go
with my soul
not my hand
where i stand
it's my role
it's my soul
pearls
and necklaces and girls
and all the pretty things
i ain't seeking to have
it's safe to say
if i don't get this out of me
i might quite easily
end up dead or just mad
cross my t's and try to dot my i's
but that's just blinding me
and i ain't living that way
i roll my sleeves and make a better man of me
or i might easily
just give up on this show
it's my show
i must go
with my soul
not my hand
where i stand
it's my role
it's my soul
i must show
it's my show
i must go
with my soul
not my hand
where i stand
it's my role
it's my soul
and my show,
it's my show