Live This Way

I get up And get my day started You know there's no reprieve for the open-hearted I set up shot but I'm feeling brittle You know what I mean, When you're just stuck in the middle Uh-oh, I'm feeling small I never wanted you to see me like this at all Then I'm feeling guilty when I'm feeling better I should just feel lucky I can afford bread But no We don't have to live this way We're so broken and ashamed Of all the things that we're afraid That we're too afraid to say Another year and I'm no bolder Is this just the part where I am getting older, But never growing up? A part of my is bitter, at myself (Got a) Lot to do 'fore it's all over They say I should be getting sober Guess I'll go to work so I can do my taxes I should just feel lucky I can afford bread But no When the world's holding you back You must stay on the attack I'm telling you that there's a way There's a way through all this pain I look around, I look around, And all the people I see are hurting And they are also burning for release Some have been waiting for so long They can hardly speak Seems nobody's winnin' Some say it's justified Some say we deserve to lose And to keep on crying But f*ck that, keep on fighting They say that we'll never be winning But if that's true, I'll go down swinging You know that life comes at you fast Take a breath if you can't relax Just remember to take care of your brain And I'll try to do the same (We don't have to live this way) We don't have to live this way Every day we do just brings us One step closer to the grave So it's time that we fought back When the world's on the attack We must hold the line And change the writing that's been on the wall Since all of us were small