I Hope You Know - Mike Williams

A backpack full of lonely on a morning train I stepped on a platform in the sun Your smile soothed my brokenness like poetry The only part of my heart that wasn't numb Well different blood Never stopped you From choosing love Instead of letting go I hope you know There's a part of you that lives in every note And every step I take along these broken roads That I've been walking And the time between us talking Is so much longer now But I still call you home I hope you know Like a lighthouse guiding ships into the harbor Cutting through the dark so I could see I was just a sinking suit of armor I was lost till you saw the best in me I hope you know There's a part of you that lives in every note And every step I take along these broken roads That I've been walking And the time between us talking Is so much longer now But I still call you home I hope you know Different blood Never stopped you From choosing love Instead of letting go I hope you know There's a part of you that lives in every note And if for some reason you don't I hope you know I hope you know you're with me everywhere I go And I just called to hear your voice Because the road that I've been walking And the time between us talking Is so much longer now But I still call you home I hope you know

I hope you know I hope you know That you mean the world to me You mean the world to me Don't you go Don't you go 'Cause you mean the world to me Be around for the good times Hold you down when the sun don't shine Wanna know if you think about Wanna know if I'm on your mind I know I'm always working but For you I would take off time Just to show you that you're worth it Just to show you that I'm worth you're time I hope you know I hope you know That you mean the world to me You mean the world to me Don't you go Don't you go 'Cause you mean the world to me Whatever you want Whatever you need It doesn't matter if its three in the morning I'll come by to see you You got an aura like aquamarine Lead me deeper than a submarine I admire that you love yourself but Save a little bit of love for me I hope you know I hope you know That you mean the world to me You mean the world to me Don't you go Don't you go 'Cause you mean the world to me You know you stay on my mind You know you stay on my mind I think about you all the time Thinking 'bout you all the time I hope you know I hope you know That you mean the world to me You mean the world to me Don't you go Don't you go 'Cause you mean the world to me

They're trying hard to put me in my place And that is why I've gotta keep running The future is mine and it's no disgrace 'Cause in the end the past means nothing You tell me I'm free then you tie me down And from my chains I think it's a pity What did it cost you to wear my crown? You don't like me why don't you admit it D'you feel a little down today? Bet you ain't got much to say? But you're gonna miss me when I'm not there You know I don't care, you know I don't care As we beg and steal and borrow Life is hit and miss and this I Hope, I Think, I Know And if I hear the names you call If I stumble catch me when I fall 'Cause baby after all, you'll never forget my name

When I was young If I just closed my eyes Then I could go anywhere Dream of any place Imagination set the pace And my heart was happy there What a shame that you came Round and told me Said my dreams can't come true "Don't be foolish Give up your wish Big things aren't for you" And how you'd scold and chide me Forever criticize me But now I think I know the truth You were the one Who held me down and told me I was heading nowhere You said know your place Accept your fate and show good face And be thankful that you're there That was so long ago When you owned me I believed it was true Bend me shape me Build me break me Why was I your fool? And now I'm so much stronger I'm not yours any longer I've got a message here for you Time for you to learn It's my turn I won't be held down any longer I've waited all my life and finally it's here It all begins A chance to win A dream that's been a lifetime An endless vast uphill climb The day I've waited for is drawing near Hey wait turn and show your face I've got a lot to say And you're not going anywhere You lose; the time you ruled me's through I'm in control I own my soul And I'll never go back there Wasted years that I spent Never knowing I was kept, I was used Never-ending Condescending Now I just refuse I don't care what it costs me I know I almost lost me Won't spend another day confused You rose I fell Made my life hell Anything to crush my soul Anything to feel control Finally free I've come so far Finally see how sick you are I spent my life degraded But I won't leave here jaded I'll start again and finally prove Time for you to learn It's my turn I won't be held down any longer I've waited all my life and finally it's here It all begins A chance to win A dream that's been a lifetime An endless vast uphill climb The day I've waited for is drawing near

I met a man He had a dream I tried to understand But nothing was what it seemed Sometimes, that's how gods roll We'd sit for hours He'd share his plans To build a universe And make every part by hand A big scheme with an infinite goal So I would watch and listen and try to learn As pieces and bits became whole But there is more going on than the work at hand What I learned had to do with the strength of the soul There's a light that shines And it's power is mine! Though our body's weak and breakable The spirit is indomitable! So, step by step And frame by frame A world's created Its map fashioned from a stain Just dream big then work 'til it grows I learned this lesson We can evolve Achieving anything As long as our heart's resolved Believing will make it so Though our lives are limited by years on Earth Our dreams won't be bound inside The goal's not to live forever 'Cause eternity loves the creations of time There's a light that shines And it's power is mine! Though our body's weak and breakable The spirit is indomitable! Don't be afraid! Get up, get going A step everyday I'll meet you there When we strive, we transcend Even death cannot end our climb! I wasn't ready You can't prepare For the unthinkable For something that's so unfair It's cruel but that's how life goes But through the sadness Thousands of tears We see his message Sparkling and crystal clear Our work is larger than we know! There's a light that shines And it's power is mine! Though our body's weak and breakable The spirit is indomitable!

I like Charlie Daniels and I love big John Cash And I think Waylon "Woktosha" Jennings Is a table thumpin' smash Playin' with Marshall Tucker Band Was as good as smokin' grass But if you don't like Hank Williams You can kiss our ass Cause I think what they done Is well worth doin' And their doin' it the Best way that they can Oh you're the only one That you are screwin' When you put down what You don't understand I love all them Allman Brothers, Merle Haggard, and George Jones Shotgun Willie Nelson and them Rockin' rollin' Stones Everything the Eagles do And I'm in love with Linda Rondstat Anybody that don't like Hank Williams You can kiss our ass Cause I think what they done Is well worth doin' And their doin' it the Best way that they can Oh you're the only one That you are screwin' When you put down what You don't understand I ain't sayin' that he was The first or the last But if you don't like Hank Williams You can kiss our ass