Six months ago today
I threw my life away
I pissed it down the drain
Hot damn I swear I almost went insane
My brain
I took a chance on love
And though I don't believe there's a god above
I dove head first in a leap of faith
Rock bottom came and hit me in the face
Disgrace
But then I reached into my pocket
Found a wad of broken dreams
Stole a needle and a thread
From all the failures that I've seen
Then I sewed myself a joyful trampoline
I was falling
But now I'm jumping
We could be more than dreams
And there's a part of me that's starting to believe
When I close my eyes
That the sun will rise
As the darkness slowly dies
It dies and dies
Uh huh uh huh
I'm just trying to live my life
Six months from this afternoon
I'll sing a brand new tune
No telling just how it's gonna sound but hey
At least I'll be around
Can't keep me down
I've come too far to lose this race
Or come in second place
My daddy taught me how to run
Then said it's best to know your limits son
But I've got none
And so I reached into my jacket
Found a piece of broken string
Tied a ribbon round my finger
Made a makeshift diamond ring
Went from ordinary popper to a king
I was falling
But now I'm jumping
We could be more than dreams
And there's a part of me that's starting to believe
When I close my eyes
That the sun will rise
As the darkness slowly dies
It dies and dies
Uh huh uh huh
I'm just living my life
I made a fortune but I blew it all
On losing beauty queens
Social distortion and confusion
From the things that I have seen
Fall down around me
Until you found me
You turned the tossing in my bed
To sleeping soundly
I know I'll make it in the world
Though everything is turning black
I never met my momma's daddy
Cause he had a heart attack
But still he taught me
How to be ready
So when my time is up
My hands will still be steady
We we could be
More than dreams
And there's a part of me that's starting to believe
When I close my eyes
That the sun will rise
As the darkness slowly dies