[Intro] I’ve been here before… In my mind’s eye… [Verse 1] The mornin’ rain was comin’ down, I was sittin’ in my car. I used to draw the bones of buildings, Now I’d driven way too far. Busted shoulder, pills took over, Lost my sight and lost my way. Pawned my granddad’s silver watch For three hundred bucks that day. One friend told me, “You gotta Build yourself another way.” [Chorus] I am the pain, I am the fight. I’m the man trying to make it right. I went too far, I crossed that line, Now I’m building my way back One brick at a time. [Verse 2] Ohio nights and motel mornings, Old Ford truck rollin’ town to town. The big man called one rainy night, “Hey, they’re talkin’ now.” I heard the silence, And I knew it was time. I disappeared into the hills, Left that old life behind. [Bridge] Two years later, at my old house, Listening to the mornin’ birds. Black coffee on the front porch, No more runnin’, no more words. I pulled that silver watch From my pocket in the light. Same watch I’d sold for three hundred When my world was dark as night. [Final Chorus] I was the pain, I was the fight. I was the man who almost lost his life. I went too far, But I survived. Now I’m building my way back One day at a time. That old watch is ticking slow, And I’m finally going home. I am not the pain. The pain was only part of me. [Outro] Some things you carry. Some things you leave. I looked down at that old silver watch… And finally went home.
