Hope Is Tight

Well I think between the empty streets

And the blacked-out lights

It's pretty safe to say that

Hope is tight

And I'm scraping at the bottom of the barrel

For some peace of mind

Sinking in the dark like a lifeless stone

Since our confidence became overdrawn

Long days lead to lonely nights

And hope is tight

Well we've got good friends

And we've got good wine

And we've got not work

So there's plenty of time

But the man says

Stay away, go inside

So we lock our doors

And we close the blinds

Use electric lights to numb our minds

Thoughts turning into streams

And we never dream

It's hard to be brave

Even though they say we're winning

It's hard to keep it straight

When your head is spinning

It's hard stay calm when the world is going insane

The doctor preach that medicine

But everybody thinks they know better than him

Try to put up a fight

But hope is tight

And tell me what do you say

To a seven year old

Who asks, "Why is God taking everyone home?"

"Is he just mad at us, or was he feeling alone?"

Suddenly it occurred to me

That faith and love are currency

So I turned my pockets inside-out

And no my hands were not empty

All I had staring back at me

Were two fistfuls of anger and doubt

Well I think I'll call my moma up

Just to say hello

I'll try not to cry when she picks up the phone

But every time I hear her voice

I just wanna go home

It's hard not feel like the bad guy is winning

When people sit and act like the world's still spinning

But everywhere I look, life is just standing still

And you can drive a really good point

Right into the ground

But you can't win the war

When you're six feet down