Sacrifice

From day to day I know that I'm in all of your conversations
 You never have anything good to say about me
 That's okay, 'cause everyone's entitled to their own opinions
 'Cause everyone's a critic, and even on your best days
 Someone's got something bad to say
 Yet I ignore the things I hear, ignore the things I fear
 And look past all that tries to bring me down
 And I know that I don't have much, I sacrifice a good life
 While I watch these bills keep adding up
 And I know that I'm not getting any younger as another year passes by
 I have to stop and wonder if it's all really worth the struggle
 Or that mirage of light I keep chasing at the end of the tunnel
 Will get any brighter or will it just fade away the closer I get
 The further it seems from reaching my dreams
 And I just don't know how much more I can take
 Before I give up and throw it all away
 When push comes to shove
 You gotta hold on, you gotta be strong
 And look for that light from above
 'Cause everyone's out to bring you down
 And if you can't keep your head up
 Then your lost
 When push comes to shove
 You gotta hold on, you gotta be strong
 And look for that light from above
 'Cause everyone's out to bring you down
 And if you can't keep your head up
 Then your lost
 I've seen better days been told better ways
 How to live and how to give, it's relative
 I walk with sedatives it's hell I live and home is sweet
 I'm killing myself softly my reflections show deep infections
 It's hard to be, I look at myself, I look at this life
 And all I feel is pain, God help me start again
 I gotta keep on, I gotta keep on pushin',
 'Cause I somehow someway keep comin' up short
 Like everyday my mind is playin' tricks on me
 Everybody loves sunny days but I prefer gray ones
 And long nights because when the day comes
 It's just another 24 and I'm still numb
 Not so young I know what it takes, they say roll with the brakes
 And slip them ties with the fakes, I still get them shakes
 Just thinkin' 'bout this is right here two dub two
 Maybe this gonna be that year
 When push comes to shove
 You gotta hold on, you gotta be strong
 And look for that light from above
 'Cause everyone's out to bring you down
 And if you can't keep your head up
 Then your lost
 When push comes to shove
 You gotta hold on, you gotta be strong
 And look for that light from above
 'Cause everyone's out to bring you down
 And if you can't keep your head up
 Then your lost
 Everyone has to pay a price
 No matter what we sacrifice
 I hope it's worth it
 Nothing is for certain
 When push comes to shove
 You gotta hold on, you gotta be strong
 And look for that light from above
 'Cause everyone's out to bring you down
 And if you can't keep your head up
 Then your lost
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