Hope
I'm on my way
I'm coming
Don't
Don't lose faith in me
I know you've been waitin'
I know you've been prayin'
for my soul
Hope
Hope
Thirty years you been
draggin' your feet
Tellin' me I'm the reason
we're stagnant
Thirty years you've been
claiming you're honest
And promising progress
But where's it at
I don't want you to feel
like a failure
I know this hurts
But I gave you your chance
to deliver
Now it's my turn
Don't get me wrong
Nate you've had a great run
But it's time to give the people
something different
So without further ado
I'd like to introduce my
Hope
What's my definition of success
Listening to what your
heart says
Standin' up for what you
know is
Right while everybody
else is
Tuckin' their tail between
their legs
What's my definition
of success
Creating something no one
else can
Bein' brave enough to
dream big
Grindin' when you're told to
just quit
Givin' more when you got
nothin' left
It's a person that'll take a
chance on
Somethin' they were told could
never happen
It's a person that can see the
bright side through the
dark times when there
ain't one
It's when someone who ain't
never had nothin'
Ain't afraid to walk away from
More profit 'cause they'd
rather do somethin' that they
really love and take the
pay cut
It's a person that would never
waver or change who they are
Try and gain some credibility
So they could feel accepted
by a stranger
It's a person that can take the
failures in their life and
turn them into motivation
It's believing in yourself when
no one else does
It's amazing
What a little bit of faith can do
If you don't even believe in you
Why would you think or
expect anybody else that's
around you to
I done did things that I regret
I done said things I can't
take back
Was a lost soul at a crossroad
who had no hope
But I changed that
I spent years of my life
holdin' on to things
I never should've kept
Full of hatred
Years of my life
carryin' a lot of baggage
That I should've walked
away from
Years of my life wishin'
I was someone different
Lookin' for some validation
Years of my life
tryna fill the void
Pretending I was in
Growin' pain's a
necessary evil
Difficult to go through
Yes but beneficial
Some would say havin' a
mental breakdown is a
negative thing which on
one hand I agree with
On the other hand
It was the push I needed
to get help and start the
healing process
See if I'd have never hit
rock bottom
Would I be the person that
I am today I don't believe so
I'm a prime example of what
happens when you choose to
not accept defeat and
face your demons
Took me thirty years to
realize that if you want to
get the opportunity to be the
greatest version of yourself
Sometimes you got to be
someone you're not to
hear the voice of reason
Having kids will make you
really take a step back and
look in the mirror
At least for me that's what it did
I wake up every day and
pick my son up
Hold him in my arms and
let him know he's loved
Standing by the window
Questioning if dad is
ever going to show up
Isn't something he's gon'
have to worry about
Don't get it twisted
That wasn't a shot
Mama I forgive you
I just don't want him to
grow up thinkin' that he'll
never be enough
Thirty years of running
Thirty years of searching
Thirty years of hurting
Thirty years of pain
Thirty years of fearful
Thirty years of anger
Thirty years of empty
Thirty years of shame
Thirty years of broken
Thirty years of anguish
Thirty years of hopeless
Thirty years of hate
Thirty years of never
Thirty years of maybe
Thirty years of later
Thirty years of fake
Thirty years of hollow
Thirty years of sorrow
Thirty years of darkness
Thirty years of Nate
Thirty years of baggage
Thirty years of sadness
Thirty years of stagnant
Thirty years of chains
Thirty years of anxious
Thirty years of suffering
Thirty years of torment
Thirty years of wait
Thirty years of bitter
Thirty years of lonely
Thirty years of pushin'
everyone away
You'll never evolve
I know I can change
We are not enough
We are not the same
You don't have the heart
You don't have the strength
You don't have the will
You don't have the faith
You'll never be loved
You'll never be safe
Might as well give up
Not running away
You don't have the guts
You're the one afraid
I'm the one in charge
I'm takin' the
I'm takin' the
Reigns