Rest of Me

If you had one chance, one opportunity (yeah)

To live a normal life with someone who loved you so much

Or chase your dreams, what would you do?

Lord, knows how long I prayed for better days

After the fork in the road, we went our separate ways

Now, there's just my drunken shadow where you used to stand

But I know, you tried to love a music man

And if I could go back to the first shout match

I'd turn the hourglass on its side, and take the moments back

I never wanted that, I wanted to get it right too, but you get one time too

Life is no drive-through, swim between the mic checks and out of town shows

My little caged bird's frustration began to grow

And every sentence showed the boiling point was growing near

Like once communication gets foggy, the signal's clear

A man with a purpose, a purpose, a plan

A plan to be everything that he can

He feels like control never leaves his hands

But while his ship sails, who stands on the sands?

'Cause dreams have no regrets

And dreams don't die 'til they meet success

Is it stubborn pride or selfishness?

I guess it's just victims in the pursuit of happiness

And I still miss you on everything I do

Every crowd that I give the best of me

They're really just getting what's left of me

I watch them all, or two

I'll do this all with you

So whoever comes second best, you see

They're really just getting the rest of me 'cause I'm gone

I was an old wretch blind and I started seeing

In the beginning it was beautiful, garden eating

Then I started leaving, then we started fighting

Then you started crying whenever I started writing

Couldn't explain that you were first on my mind

When we're out for dinner while I scribbled verses

The whole time it was happening, then I should've

Took a minute, stopped and converted

Said grace face to, face to the running races I created

So I pretended aeroplanes were shooting stars up in the night sky

And bid bye-bye to my American pie, I put the Chevy in drive, I felt it real big

Like the voice on Ready to Die (baby)

I hurt myself that day like Mr. Cash said

The bridge was burning, now, you turn just as the first hash fell

Last time I heard a voice, it was from far away

Said simple man, I hope you make it some sunny day

And I still miss you on everything I do

Every crowd that I give the best of me

They're really just getting what's left of me

I watch them all, or two

I'll do this all with you

So whoever comes second best, you see

They're really just getting the rest of me 'cause I'm gone

And I still miss you on everything I do

Every crowd that I give the best of me (everything I do)

They're really just getting what's left of me (everything I do)

I watch them all, or two

I'll do this all with you (they're really just getting the rest of me, yeah)

So whoever comes second best, you see

Baby, just give me the best of you (everything I do)

Life is time, and time exists (I do)

It's just a way so we can say we measured all of this (still we miss it all)

So everything we've shared that's inside my mind (still we miss it all)

It is now a memory because I understand the test of time (still we miss it all)

And they say life is time, and time exists (everything that I do)

It's just a way so we can say we measured all of this (tell me you)

So everything we've shared that's inside my mind (they're really just getting the rest of me)

Is now a memory because I understand the test of time (maybe, just get the rest of me)

And I still miss you on everything I do (oh, oh)

Every crowd that I give the best of me (oh, oh)

They're really just getting what's left of me (yeah, yeah, yeah)

I watch them all or two (and I still miss you, oh)

I'll do this all with you (and I still miss you, oh)

So whoever comes second best, you see

They're really just getting the rest of me 'cause I'm gone

Stand with a purpose, a purpose a plan

A plan to be everything that he can

He feels like control never leaves his hands (never leaves his hands)

But while a ship sails, who stands on the sands (on everything that I do)

Because dreams have no regrets

And dreams don't die 'til they meet success (come give met what is left for me)

It's a stubborn pride of selfishness, I guess

It's just victims in the pursuit of happiness, because I'm gone (yeah, I'm still gone)