HOPE

♪ HOPE ♪ ♪ I’M ON MY WAY I’M COMING ♪ ♪ DON’T …

♪ DON’T LOSE FAITH IN ME ♪ ♪ I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN WAITING ♪ ♪ I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN PRAYING FOR MY SOUL ♪ ♪ HOPE ♪ ♪ HOPE ♪…

♪ 30 YEARS YOU’VE BEEN DRAGGIN’ YOUR FEET TELLING ME I’M THE REASON WE’RE STAGNANT ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS YOU’VE BEEN CLAIMING YOU’RE HONEST AND PROMISING PROGRESS, WELL 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 ♪ ♪ MY ALBUM (MY ALBUM) ♪ ♪ MY ALBUM, MY ALBUM ♪ ♪ MY ALBUM (MY ALBUM) ♪ ♪ MY ALBUM (MY ALBUM) ♪ ♪ MY ALBUM ♪ ♪ MY ALBUM ♪ ♪ HOPE ♪ ♪ WHAT’S MY DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? (SUCCESS) ♪ ♪ LISTENING TO WHAT YOUR HEART SAYS ♪ ♪ STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU KNOW IS ♪ ♪ RIGHT WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE IS ♪ ♪ TUCKING THEIR TAIL BETWEEN THEIR LEGS ♪ ♪ (OKAY) ♪ ♪ WHAT’S MY DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? (SUCCESS) ♪ ♪ CREATING SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE CAN ♪ ♪ BEING BRAVE ENOUGH TO DREAM BIG (BIG) ♪ ♪ GRINDING WHEN YOU’RE TOLD TO JUST QUIT (QUIT) ♪ ♪ GIVING MORE WHEN YOU GOT NOTHIN’ LEFT (LEFT) ♪ ♪ IT’S A PERSON THAT’LL TAKE A CHANCE ON ♪ ♪ SOMETHING 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 NOTHING ♪ ♪ AIN’T AFRAID TO WALK AWAY FROM ♪ ♪ MORE PROFIT ‘CAUSE THEY’D RATHER DO SOMETHING ♪ ♪ THAT THEY REALLY LOVE AND TAKE THE PAY CUT ♪ ♪ IT’S PERSON THAT WOULD NEVER WAVER ♪ ♪ OR CHANGE WHO ♪ ♪ THEY ARE JUST TO TRY AND GAIN SOME ♪ ♪ CREDIBILITY SO THEY CAN FEEL ACCEPTED BY A STRANGER ♪ ♪ IT’S A PERSON THAT CAN TAKE THE FAILURES IN THEIR LIFE AND TURN ‘EM 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 HOLDING ON TO THINGS ♪ ♪ I NEVER SHOULD KEPT FULL OF HATRED ♪ ♪ YEARS OF MY LIFE CARRYING 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 TRYING TO FILL A VOID PRETENDING I WAS ♪ ♪ (THEY GET IT) ♪ ♪ (INSIDIOUS IS BLIND INCEPTION) ♪ ♪ (WHAT’S REALITY WITH ALL THESE QUESTIONS?) ♪ ♪ (FEELS LIKE I MISSED MY ALARM AND SLEPT IN, SLEPT IN) ♪ ♪ (BROKEN LEGS, BUT I CHASE PERFECTION) ♪ ♪ (THESE WALLS ARE MY BLANK EXPRESSION) ♪ ♪ (MY MIND IS A HOME I’M TRAPPED IN) ♪ ♪ (AND IT’S LONELY INSIDE THIS) ♪ ♪ GROWING PAIN’S A NECESSARY EVIL ♪ ♪ DIFFICULT TO GO THROUGH YES BUT BENEFICIAL ♪ ♪ SOME WOULD SAY HAVING A MENTAL BREAKDOWN IS A NEGATIVE THING WHICH ON ONE HAND I AGREE ♪ ♪ BUT ON THE OTHER HAND IT WAS THE PUSH I NEEDED ♪ ♪ TO GET HELP AND START THE HEALING PROCESS SEE IF ♪ ♪ I’DA NEVER HIT ROCKET BOTTOM WOULD I BE THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY I DON’T BELIEVE SO ♪ ♪ I’M A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HAPPENS ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO NOT ACCEPT DEFEAT AND FACE YOUR DEMONS ♪ ♪ TOOK ME 30 YEARS TO REALIZE THAT IF YOU WANNA GET THE OPPORTUNITY ♪ ♪ TO BE THE GREATEST VERSION OF YOURSELF ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA 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 (LOVED) ♪ ♪ STANDING BY THE WINDOW QUESTIONING IF DAD IS EVER GOING TO SHOW UP (UP) ♪ ♪ ISN’T SOMETHING HE’S GON’ HAVE TO WORRY BOUT ♪ ♪ DON’T GET IT TWISTED THAT WASN’T A SHOT ♪ ♪ MAMMA I FORGIVE YOU ♪ ♪ I JUST DON’T WANT HIM TO GROW UP THINKING THAT HE’LL NEVER BE ENOUGH ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF RUNNING ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF SEARCHING ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF HURTING ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF PAIN ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF FEARFUL ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF ANGER ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF EMPTY ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF SHAME ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF BROKEN ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF ANGUISH ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF HOPELESS ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF (HEY) ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF NEVER ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF MAYBE ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF LATER ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF FAKE ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF HOLLOW ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF SORROW ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF DARKNESS ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF (NATE) ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF BAGGAGE ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF SADNESS ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF STAGNANT ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF CHAINS ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF ANXIOUS ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF SUFFERING ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF TORMENT ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF (WAIT) ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF BITTER ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF LONELY ♪ ♪ 30 YEARS OF PUSHING 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 TAKING THE (NO) ♪ ♪ I’M TAKING THE ♪ ♪ REIGNS ♪