Oh, I sought out to be the greatest   And my face among them all   And we sought out to be the greatest   In the bottom we stand, together we fall      Since I'm out, I'm being honest   A tall tale will do   And come on, climb up though you're tired   The higher we go, the more we can lose      Thicker skin, you know we gotta   Try to tough it out   Our flags flown upside down   Oh, we're in rough water      Twenty years has run you ragged   It's time to sink or swim   Where would I begin?   Why even bother?      Yeah, I hope and I pray   Yeah, I cry and I beg      If I try to sit on the fence   And watch it sink in, I watch it sink in   Stow your baggage, store it away   Yeah, it gets in my way, you get in my way      Don't worry about what happens now   Don't worry about the sky   It's on fire, born again      Yeah, I hope and I pray   Yeah, I cry and I beg      If I try to sit on the fence   And watch it sink in, I watch it sink in   Stow your baggage, store it away   Yeah, it gets in my way, you get in my way      Don't worry about what happens now   Don't worry about the sky   It's on fire      Don't worry about what happens now   Don't worry about the signs   This world is coming to an end   I think we all know      Hey man, do you got a ride?   No bike, no shoes to walk   Hey man, do you got the time?   No time, no pocket watch   Hey man, do you got a life?   Change me enough because I      Yeah, I hope and I pray   Yeah, I cry and I beg