By The Time You're Reading This - Yonaka

If you're readin' this And my mama's sittin' there Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here I sure wish I could give you one more kiss And war was just a game we played when we were kids Well, I'm layin' down my gun I'm hangin' up my boots I'm up here with God, and we're both watchin' over you So lay me down In that open field, out on the edge of town And know my soul Is where my mama always prayed that it would go If you're readin' this I'm already home If you're readin' this Half way around the world I won't be there to see the birth of our little girl I hope she looks like you I hope she fights like me And stands up for the innocent and the weak I'm layin' down my gun I'm hangin' up my boots Tell dad I don't regret that I followed in his shoes So lay me down In that open field, out on the edge of town And know my soul Is where my mama always prayed that it would go If you're readin' this I'm already home If you're readin' this There's goin' to come a day You'll move on and find some one else, and that's ok Just remember this I'm in a better place Where soldiers live in peace And angels sing Amazing Grace So lay me down In that open field, out on the edge of town And know my soul Is where my mama always prayed that it would go If you're readin' this If you're readin' this I'm already home

No time for the complexities of conversation No time smiles, no time for knowing No time for the intricacies of explanation No time for sharing, even less for showing If I could I'd slow the whole world down I'd bring it to its knees I'd stop it spinning round But as it is I'm climbing up an endless wall No time at all No time this time No time at all No time this time No time for a quick kiss at the railway station No time for a suitcase, sandwich and a morning paper Only time for time tables, calls and transportation No time to think no time to dare If I could I'd slow the whole world down I'd bring it to its knees I'd stop it spinning round But as it is I'm climbing up an endless wall No time at all No time this time No time at all No time this time If I could I'd slow the whole world down I'd bring it to its knees I'd stop it spinning round But as it is I'm climbing up an endless wall No time at all No time this time

Woke up this morning, I feel so fucking important I looked in the mirror, I'm different, I finally made a decision All the rejected that lost a lack of respect in Themselves 'cause people get hectic They hurt you and make you feel helpless They're not brave like you, they're too scared to do Anything that's different, anything that's new I don't need lessons, I do what I want, it's refreshing As soon as you taste independence, you start living life in the present Hey there, how you been? I'm that voice in your head, and I know you been aching When you find me, let me in I got power in my hands, and it's yours for the taking Give me a rule and I'll break it, your conscience needs a shaking I've been here before, I know the mistakes you'll be making Forget the past, it's over, forget being the joker Let 'em know that you're home and you're in control Gather 'round, here's how to get what you want Introduce a new religion of feeling like a boss You don't need lessons, you do what you want, it's refreshing As soon as you taste independence, you start living life in the present Hey there, how you been? I'm that voice in your head, and I know you been aching When you find me, let me in I got power in my hands, and it's yours for the taking Hey there, how you been? I'm that voice in your head, and I know you been aching When you find me, let me in I got power This power is yours for the taking This power is yours for the taking I'm a believer, I'm a believer, I'm, I'm, I'm a believer This power is yours for the taking I'm a believer, I'm a believer, I'm, I'm, I'm a believer This power is yours for the taking This power is yours for the taking This power is yours, take it