Heart He Handed Down

His father found a gun

Shot the man, who hurt his son

And packed his bag so he could run

And save us all

There's an anchor and a rope

Wrapped around faith and hope

That he got tattooed on his chest in Istanbul

If you feel running in your blood

and the dream's not big enough

And ya' just can't give it up

Once it's found

If your feet can't stand still

Between the thunder and the thrill

Let 'em fly-y-y-y-y-y

Never touch the ground

I tell you this

Inside your chest

Beats the heart he handed down

Alex sure put up a fight

He stood helpless in the night

Lost his baby and his wife

at the same time

So he just started moving

through the jails of country's left in ruin

Shovelled coal, on a boat

Scared his dreams would go up in smoke

If you feel running in your blood

and the dream's not big enough

And ya' just can't give it up

Once it's found

If your feet can't stand still

Between the thunder and the thrill

Let 'em fly-y-y-y-y-y

Never touch the ground

I tell you this

Inside your chest

Beats the heart he handed down

Everytime you take a breath

Oh it's like he never left

No matter how far that you run

The leaving's just a part of being home

If you feel running in your blood

and the dream's not big enough

And ya' just can't give it up

Once it's found

If your feet can't stand still

Between the thunder and the thrill

Let 'em fly-y-y-y-y-y

Never touch the ground

I tell you this

Inside your chest

Beats the heart he handed down

I tell you this

Inside your chest

Beats the heart he handed down