Stay Strong (3/19/11)

Verse
I was lost, I was torn in between
The life of this perfect dream
And the place I called reality

I tried to escape this mess
Full of lies and all the headlines
My mama said 'You can't run, but you can stay strong'

I walk with my head held down
My glasses hide my face
And they shield me from the flash of their lights, from everywhere

Then I think, to myself,
If I could just runaway (away)
But they said 'stay strong'

Chorus
I was ready to say goodbye,
Leave every part of this behind,
Let them win this time,
But I'm not giving in,
Cause I won't let the fear take over me
I'm not saying goodbye, I'm saying hello
It's because you taught me so well
You taught me to 'stay strong'
Stay strong...

Verse
I was lost, lost without a path
The steps of this broken wheel
And how I got myself here

Now I, want to give up
But I remember someone said,
When you're troubled count to 10, and say 'stay strong'

I wish I could just runaway

Chorus
I was ready to say goodbye,
Leave every part of this behind,
Let them win this time,
But I'm not giving in,
Cause I won't let the fear take over me
I'm not saying goodbye, I'm saying hello
It's because you taught me so well
You taught me to 'stay strong'
Stay strong...

Bridge
I would've given up,
Put it all away and never turned back
Running would of been better
Much better
But then I wouldn't have learned anything
What staying strong means
Yeah Yeah

Pre-Chorus
I was ready to pack my bag
Turn around and say to each them
'You were right, about me'

Chorus
Stay strong...
(They were wrong, I was always right)
Stay strong
(You believed me)
Stay Strong
(You inspired me)
Stay....Strong
Stay Strong.