Time and time the story goes  How quick and easy it can slip away  Survived it all for this long  Is it really worth all the pain?  I keep chasing a dream  Without any thought of what I leave behind  You struggle to keep it together  No compassion or respect is given    I can't get it down right  One way all the time  Out of control   Too much to lose  All these thoughts implanted    Born to play the part from the start  This tragic cycle continues  I sense your backbone breaking  It's time to take a look at this fuckin' picture  I hold my fate and make the choice  Believe me I know what you're thinking  Less than perfect I know I am  You better believe I'm willing to make the change    I can't get it down right  One way all the time  Out of control  Too much to lose  All the thoughts implanted