Hard times

I remember being so hungry, I wound up feet up in the trash

Finally had a meal, thinking damn, this ain’t so bad

Didn’t know how bad I had it, but I did it to myself

Slapped away any hand that reached out and tried to help

We’ve all made dumb choices once, twice or fifteen times

Gettin shit wrong no matter how hard we tried

But the point is to keep trying, while you still have a will to break

I stopped being thankful I had anything left to take

And ended up tired and afraid, broken and alone

With nothing to my name, no house no car or a phone

And barely a shirt on my back or any friends to call my own

Felt farther from my family than I had ever known

But I still had air in my lungs and a beat in my chest

My dad used to say as long as you’re breathing, there’s hope for you yet

So even when you’re on empty and there’s just nothing left

Harden up a little because even you haven’t seen your best

Ive lost so much time worrying about what they think

Given so much head space I should make em sign a lease

I make myself sick tryin to do right by others

But they just quickly shrug me off with relative ease

Like I’m only visible when I do something they don’t like

Why are your problems so much bigger than mine?

You haven’t seen me struggle so you don’t think ill fight

When inside I could be in the fight of my life

But nobody gives a damn about anyone anymore

Just take what you need, leave what’s left on the floor

Don’t know how many times I’ve been here left for dead

Losing years of my life trying to get right in my head

Maybe take a second, give a minute to a friend

Stop trying to take and give an open hand

You might be surprised how much better you feel

When you start to help rather than hurt your fellow man

I’ve got some stories you’ve heard and maybe some you haven’t

but my story isn’t about love ever lasting

There’s a lot of loss and weak shoulders carrying the blame

Mixed in with nights of regret and unforgettable shame

But it’s not all bad, learning from your mistakes

Just can’t miss too much the things that life takes

And it will, yes it will and there’s nothing you can do

Except wake up each day trying to be a better you

A better me, be a better drew a better man and a better friend

So I have some memories worth remembering in the end

Cuz I’ve got some demons chasin me in my head

Telling me that we’re better off with me dead

That might be true but I’ve still got love to give

And if you’re askin me that’s still the point to all of this