So take a breath and clear your head, move a forward step instead,
of being sand the current can sweep too deep
Imaginary fires I feed, of all the outcomes I've conceived,
the everyday just sinks it's teeth in me.
But I will learn to disagree, I'll struggle through defeat, and never tell the lie that I am weak.
Should I stumble or I fall, no shame in being stalled,
just a chance to make you taller when you stand.
Change, must start inside of you.. Oh trust, you'll know what you need to do.
There's no time to drag my feet, there is life out there to seek,
but I must concede I can't be everything.
But if I'm sure of just one thing,
all of you are just like me,
with difference in the ways we choose to see..
...that change won’t ever go away, and wiser men than me will say
that it's the only thing that stays that's truly real. Approximating what we need
is just like kicking your own feet
stuck in place just hoping someone breaks you free.
(oh) Change, must start inside of you.
(oh) Trust, you'll know what you need to do.
Cause life is not anxiety nor phobia of destiny,
love grows once you start to see that
you control where it will be
one day you'll recall this as the tears outline your smile,
the moment that you realized that life is worth your while,
but that right now it important just love that which you seek
so stand and show your heart, cause these next moments could mean everything
(oh) Change, must start inside of you.
(oh) Trust, you'll know what you need to do.
Life is not anxiety nor phobia of destiny,
love grows once you start to see that you control where it will be.
I'm not my father, not my father, just my father's son.
credits
from Change EP,
track released January 25, 2012
Blake Griffin - Drums/Percussion
Kelvin Durant - Bass Guitar
Reggie Williams - Guitar, Square Neck Dobro, Spoons, Vocals
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