I Know These Guys

I found myself wondering How did it ever get so bad I had to go and ask What did we ever really have You can peel back the layers You can look under the hood Some people say you shouldn't Some people say you should I been watching from afar I've had to readjust my eyes None of this is new I know these guys Try to find the distance In the air between Maybe it'll come to you It never came to me We come from the same town We had the same dreams We wore the same white shirts Wore the same blue jeans Now some of us go to work And some of us even wear ties You might think we're different But I know these guys I know these guys like the back of my hand I used to be one of em, I understand But somewhere on the road, that angel made me blind And I saw clearly for the first time Shouting from a pulpit Flashing on their lights Asking for your votes Singing for you at night Looking for their meaning In whatever they fell into Taking blame or credit Whatever it takes to do There's only so much time on earth You only get so many tries I get it on the first take I know these guys Somewhere was a choice Somewhere the path split in two I thought we'd split up for a while I thought meet up again soon But the trees were too dense The maps were no good Soon it was a river On different sides we stood Everything gets tested Everything gets tried It takes one to know one And me i know these guys I know these guys like the back of my hand I used to be one of em, I understand But somewhere on the road, that angel made me blind And I saw clearly for the first time You can't ever get too close If you really wanna see It shows up when its ready You get the faith you need You get strong when it's heavy You get fast when they're close You get wise when you're stumped Kind when you need it most You'll get where you remember You'll start to realize It's been going on forever It's been going on forever It's been going on forever You know these guys