Testing Patience

Why should I open my mouth
When you’ll just pick apart what I say
You think you’ve got me figured out
Who I am, what I’m about
Well, let’s get this clear
Just because I see a light in the dark
Doesn’t mean I’m blind to how hard life can be
This is a grade school lesson you should have learned
It only changes when we learn from our mistakes
I can take a hit and keep moving can you do the same
Twenty years down and things don’t seem to have changed
Why do we come together if all we do is fall apart
Tried to bridge a gap that’s burning down
Bring the matches, bring th gasoline
And I’ll know for sure
Our ideas, our idals, could never be the same
This goes beyond seeing things differently
We must be blind if can’t see that this weighs more
More than gold
And even though we’re standing in this room
With friends of friends
It doesn’t mean we’re on the same page
I’ll say it, I’ll say it
I’m already stepping on toes
I’ll say it, I’ll say it
I’ve got no place to go
Why should I open my mouth
And waste my fucking breath
Because despite what I say
Could you do the same