# THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN **[VERSE 1]** YOU SAY THE NIGHTS ARE LONG... YEAH, I BELIEVE THEY ARE. I KNOW THE WORLD GETS HEAVY WHEN YOU'RE TRYIN' TO CARRY HEARTS. BUT EVERY STORY'S GOT A PAGE THAT NEVER SEES THE LIGHT. SOME OF US ARE HOLDIN' EVERYTHING... JUST OUT OF SIGHT. I CLOCK IN... I CLOCK OUT... THEN CLOCK RIGHT BACK AGAIN. BUILDIN' SOMETHIN' OUT OF NOTHING JUST TO PAY WHAT NEVER ENDS. SMILE FOR THE WORLD... SO NOBODY CAN TELL... HOW CLOSE THE WHOLE DAMN THING HAS COME TO FALLIN' IN ON ITSELF. **[PRE]** I'M NOT ASKIN' FOR A MEDAL. I'M NOT KEEPIN' SCORE. JUST WISH SOMEBODY KNEW... THERE WAS ANOTHER WAR. **[HOOK]** THERE'S TWO SIDES TO EVERY BROKEN HOME. TWO PEOPLE LEARNIN' HOW TO STAND ALONE. ONE STORY DON'T ERASE THE OTHER. ONE HEARTBREAK DON'T OUTWEIGH ANOTHER. I'M NOT SAYIN' YOURS AIN'T REAL. I'M JUST HOPIN' MINE CAN HEAL. 'CAUSE EVERY TIME THE HEADLINES READ... "SINGLE PARENT..." I WONDER IF THEY EVER MEAN ME. **[VERSE 2]** THE RECEIPTS DON'T CARE WHO SIGNED THE PAPER. THE RENT DON'T ASK WHO LEFT OR STAYED. THE SUN STILL RISES OVER EMPTY DRIVEWAYS. AND RESPONSIBILITY DON'T FADE AWAY. I'M BUILDIN' DREAMS BETWEEN DEADLINES. TRYIN' TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ALIVE. SOME DAYS I'M A DAD. SOME DAYS I'M A BUSINESS. MOST DAYS... I'M BOTH... JUST TRYIN' TO SURVIVE. **[BREAKDOWN]** MAYBE WE BOTH LOST SOMETHIN'. MAYBE WE BOTH PAID. MAYBE PAIN AIN'T A COMPETITION... AND NOBODY REALLY WINS THAT GAME. BUT... DON'T LOOK THROUGH ME. DON'T WRITE ME OUT. DON'T SPEAK LIKE I'M JUST A NAME ON PAPER NOW. **[FINAL HOOK]** THERE'S TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY TOLD. SOME ARE LOUD... SOME NEVER GROW OLD. I DON'T NEED THE LAST WORD. I JUST NEED MY TRUTH HEARD. I'M STILL SHOWIN' UP. I'M STILL PAYIN' DUES. I'M STILL HOLDIN' ON... TO A LIFE I DIDN'T CHOOSE. AND TOMORROW... I'LL DO IT AGAIN.
