Rise Above lyrics

The last year and a half I
Walked out on familiar faces
Had to cut some losses
Learned to never be complacent
I searched for some answers
But the bottle couldn`t show them
Which took me to some places
I never should have been
I found that true friends may be
The ones you rarely hear from
`Cause many said they`d be here
But now they can`t be found

Learning sometimes means soul searching
There are no words to calm that kind of hurting
I never considered myself fortunate
Bowing to circumstance
Searching where to place the blame
Selling myself short
Looked right in the mirror
Faced down all my fears
I will rise above

The endless thoughts that fed
The sleepless nights repeating
Almost let me give up the only hope I ever had
Trusting too swiftly can end up being costly
Because many people fooled me
Maybe I just wanted to believe

I never considered myself fortunate
Bowing to circumstance
Searching where to place the blame
Selling myself short
Looked right in the mirror
Faced down all my fears
I will rise above

The world can be so cold
When you step into the unknown
The streets all look familiar
That just multiplies the danger
There is one thing that`s for certain
There`s no one you can count on
The change occurs inside you
Got to make your own way