Desperation

[Intro] Strong people keep moving forward anyway No matter what they're going through [Verse 1] A journey on foot with little prospect of survival For a man in a land where some discipline is vital I'm a piece of a bigger plan A grain in a sea of sand The soul of the land seeking fortune on a caravan The only backbone I got is my own man Trails out home through my [?] and no land Salvation is that one wish you dream got you hoping That few ever reach grass hold and open Some believe in luck others know they chosen And then there's those stuck in the middle stones just frozen There's two types of people you either do it or you watch Well if you're watching me do this well you're obviously not On the same side, I keep it moving like a landslide Even with doubt inside, life's a constant fight Each moment is struggle against hunger, cold, fear, pain If it don't kill me then peel muscle like gain [Chorus] Gotta get up gotta get back in to something, something Desperation cracks the hardest man Gotta get tough gotta get by so it's not for nothing, nothing Get that stride let your chariot ride [2x] [Verse 2] You see this dream right here? It's mine I kept it whole through rain, sleet, snow, sunshine It's what I used to nurture it Even though it hurt a bit When demons fed it doubt I would never let 'em murder it Close to my heart, warm, safe Now grow, free, form, shape A dream is like a life you see it comes from a seed A tiny one called hope that blossoms in your time of need It can't be harvested or rushed by lust, greed When no one else will, you must believe Told to me by an old man, we met out on a caravan Side of the road he sobbed, head in is hands When he looked up at me, his eyes still stream He told me tears about the blood of a man's crushed dream And that they only die because we keep them deep inside Rich men keep dreams, foolish men keep pride [Bridge] They only laugh at you Because their dreams died a long time ago But whatever you do Never, never let your dreams drown in a sea of doubt and desperation Cause they won't [?] [2x] Gotta get up gotta get back in to something, something Gotta get tough gotta get by so it's not for nothing, nothing [Verse 3] Lying on my back in the desert staring up at the stars Wondering about where I'm at Pondering all the facts and the cards [?] from afar I find myself in a wagon Straight, caravaning through famine, romantic travelers Circuits break and I speak through a unique, peak data reached Speech found out of habit Forming around my rabbit feet for good luck I might have a stab at it Giving up because I'm not living up to my expectations With a higher base foundation Correlate to what I'm facing In a parallel universe, we might be adjacent But now we're separated Segregated by my complacence What a coincidence I look in the mirror and I see me, desperado That's my bravado Gotta ease with my days Outta trouble outta decay Outta bubbles I saw why I pop my way To sing tomorrows praise Laying down my life under the critique of your gaze Your amazing grace [Chorus]