It's the final hour, take all you got and lay it on the line
Their splitting hairs and taking names, trying to break me down, throw a wedge, and slow my drive
When it all goes sour, you gotta kick it into overdrive
Sometimes it's all I got when I'm standing on the edge and trying to stay alive
I'm gonna tell you why, you gotta take it all in stride
I'm gonna tell you why, you gotta leave your past behind
You can take the hand your dealt with, lay down and die, or take the wheel and drive
You can kill it with beer and whiskey, what's left inside, or take the reins and drive but
Good god it's all I know to give it all I got and to give a little more
When your faced with fire, take a step and try to beat the flames
They break me down and slow my stride, try to hold onto my mind with weights and chains
It's the last desire, a breath it in until your final sigh
Sometimes I hit the bottom, but I know where I'm at and where I'm at is fine
I'm gonna tell you why, you gotta take it all in stride
I'm gonna tell you why, you gotta leave your past behind
You can take the hand your dealt with, lay down and die, or take the wheel and drive
You can kill it with beer and whiskey, what's left inside, or take the reins and drive but
Good god it's all I know to give it all I got and to give a little more
I'm gonna tell you why, you gotta take it all in stride
I'm gonna tell you why, you gotta leave your past behind