A brook without its rocks is a brook without a song
A road without its twists and turns will rarely guide you home
A sheep without a shepherd has a lonely land to roam
A tale without a villain, a calm without a storm

No matter what you say, no matter what you do
It′s gonna hurt but you can't give in, you gotta bite the grit

Hit me with your truth
Don′t soften it with your lies
I'd rather learn the hard way than hardly even try
Pride will keep you safe behind your high and mighty walls
A warrior becomes a hero dying for his cause

No matter what you say, no matter what you do
It's gonna hurt but you can′t give in, you gotta bite the grit

You work to make a living but rarely live enough
And stumble through your day-to-day growing bored, tired and numb
I know you want to run from me, it′s ease to be done
But you can't take the easy way until the battle is won

Everybody plays the blame game
Everybody′s on the run