I've crossed the line 

I've bent the rules 

Home of the brave 

Red, white, and blue 

I've fought the fire 

Running through my head 

Stood by and watched 

Believed in what they said 



I'm 40 miles of bad road 

A riverbed of potholes 

I know, I know, I know where 

the money goes 

Down a shaft of ratholes 

Lowered by my ankles 

Where dear dogs lie in the 

afterglow 



I've walked the cage 

I've been in cuffs 

I've done the time 

Enough is enough 

I know my rights 

Know when I'm wrong 

But nothing seemed to matter 

Until you came along 



I've wrapped my wounds 

I've closed my eyes 

Escaped to nowhere 

Turning back the tide 

I asked the sage 

What it's gonna take 

To get out of Jordan 

With everything at stake