i gave you my heart i gave you my soul i gave everything that i had but ya left me in the cold
but still i have faith somehow i believe that if i keep love in my heart it will find it′s way to me
i could fight seek revenge but thats not who i am no i′m not givin in i will rise above
i′m gonna keep walkin though it may seem far i′m gonna keep preachin even when life seems hard not gonna let you bring me down i′m gonna take the high road
i′m gonna keep climbin till i see the top i′m gonna keep drivin though i may get lost not gonna let you bring me down i take the high road
i′m gonna get by on the high road yes i will i′m gonna get by on the high road
this pain that i feel i will overcome i know somewhere deep down inside it′s the pain that makes us strong i could curse i could shout take the easy way out i forgive you somehow i will rise above
i′m gonna keep walkin though it may seem far i′m gonna keep preachin when life gets ard not gonna let you bring me down i take the high road
i′m gonna keep climbin till i see the top i′m gonna keep drivin though i may get lost not gonna let you bring me down i take the high road
i get by to be real i can′t keep it inside i may fall sometimes but i will survive
i′m gonna keep walkin though it may seem far i′m gonna keep preachin when life gets ard not gonna let you bring me down i take the high road
i′m gonna get by on the high road i′m gonna get by on the high road i′m gonna get by on the high road i′m gonna get by on the high road i′m gonna get by on the high road
These people are running off at the mouth Tryin to convince me that I′m running on empty Tryin to convince themselves that the record with Jay was a fluke That the record that I′m makin is a mistake and I cant take this Lemme tell you where I′m at with this You bastards are gonna have to take back that shit I′m not plastic and fake When I make tracks I take facts and lay them out for the masses You assholes are gonna see soon that I′m not playin Start askin me the names that I′m not sayin But I′m tryin to be bigger than the bickerin bigger than the petty name callin under the breath talkin rumors and labels and categorization
I′m like a struggling doctor, No patients But you can say what you want about me keep talkin while I′m walkin away
John: You can say what you have to say cuz my mind′s made up anyway I′m taking the high road going above you this is the last time that I′m gonna trust you You can say what you have to say cuz my mind′s made up anyway all that bullshit you talk might work a lot but it′s not gonna work today
MIKE: You people are running off at the mouth Tryin to make me take myself off safety Tryin to make my friends turn their backs on the team we built buildin up some mistaken information and I cant take this lemme spell it out plain for you angry groups complain about the things we do im not changing direction, I′m stepping my game up Maintainin my name, the same way I came up You′re gonna see that I′m not playin start asking the names that I′m not sayin but im tryin not to mention the names of people who wanna sight and attention You like the hype but pretendin you′re part of the picture wont pass You′re like a high school dropout, no class You can say what you want about me keep talkin while i′m walkin away bitch
John: You can say what you have to say cuz my mind′s made up anyway I′m taking the high road going above you this is the last time that I′m gonna trust you You can say what you have to say cuz my mind′s made up anyway all that bullshit you talk might work a lot but it′s not gonna work today
Why does it always have to be Somebody′s always watching me All I really need is some room to breathe Is anybody out there listening? Cuz I cant stand to keep this in All I really want, I′ll say it again
You can say what you have to say cuz my mind′s made up anyway I′m taking the high road going above you this is the last time that I′m gonna trust you You can say what you have to say cuz my mind′s made up anyway all that bullshit you talk might work a lot but it′s not gonna work today