Intro:
[Ebm]Hope
[Bb7]I'm on my way, I'm comin' [Ebm]
Don't
Don't l[Bb7]lose faith in me
I know you've [Ebm]been waiting
I know you've [Bb7]been prayin' for my soul
[Ebm]Hope
[Bb7]Hope [Ebm]
Thirty years you been draggin' your [Bb7]
feet, tellin' me I'm the reason we're stagnant [Ebm]
Thirty years you've been claiming you're hon[Bb7]honest
and promising progress, well, where's it at? [Ebm]
I don't want you to feel like a fai[Bb7]failure
I know this hurts [Ebm]
But I gave you your chance to de[Bb7]deliver
Now it's my turn [Ebm]
Don't get me [Bb7]wrong
Nate, you've had a great run [Ebm]
But it's time [Bb7]to
Give the people somethin' different [Ebm]
So without furthеr ado, I'd [Bb7]
Like to Introduce my [Ebm]
My album -My album-
My album -My album-[Bb7]album-, my album
My album -My album-, my album -My album-, my album -My album-
My album—
HOPE [Ebm]
Verse 1:
What's my definition of succеss? -Of s[Bb7]success-
Listening to what your heart says -Your heart says-[Ebm]says-
Standing up for what you know is -Is-
[Bb7]Right, while everybody else is -Is-
[Bb7]Tucking their tail between [Bb7]their legs -Okay- [Ebm]
What's my definition of success? -Of su[Bb7]success-
Creating something no one else can -Else can- [Ebm]
Being brave enough to dream big -Big-
[Bb7]Grinding when you're told to just quit -Quit-
[Bb7]Giving more when you got [Bb7]nothing left -Left-
It's a [Ebm]person that'll take a chance on
Something they were told could never happen
It's a [Bb7]person that can see the bright side
Through the dark times when there ain't one
It's when [Ebm]someone who ain't never had nothin'
Ain't afraid to walk away from
More [Bb7]profit 'cause they'd rather do somethin'
That they really love and take the pay cut
It's a [Ebm]person that would never waver
Or change who they are
Just to try to and [Bb7]gain some credibility
So they could feel accepted by a stranger
It's a [Ebm]person that can take the failures
in their life and turn them into motivation
It's [Bb7]believing in your[Bb7]yourself when no one [Bb7]else does, it's [Bb7]amazin'
What a [Ebm]little bit of faith can do if you don't even believe in you
Why would [Bb7]you think or expect anybody else that's around you to?
I done [Ebm]did things that I regret, I done said things I can't take back
Was a [Bb7]lost soul at a crossroad who had no hope, but I changed that
I spent [Ebm]years of my life holdin' on to
things I never should've kept, full of hatred
[Bb7]Years of my life carryin' a lot of baggage that I should've walked away from
[Ebm]Years of my life wishin' I was someone different, lookin' for some validation
[Bb7]Years of my life [Bb7]tryna fill the void, [Bb7]pretending I was in—
They get it
Verse 2:
[Ebm]Growing pain's a necessary evil
Difficult to go through, yes, but beneficial
Some would [Bb7]say having a mental Bridge is a negative thing
Which on one hand,[Bb7]hand, I agree with
On the [Ebm]other hand, it was the push I needed
To get help and start the healing process, see
If I'd have [Bb7]never hit rock bottom
Would I be the person that I am today?
I [Bb7]don't believe so
I'm a [Ebm]prime example of what happens when you
choose to not accept defeat and face your demons
Took me [Bb7]thirty years to realize that if you wanna get that opportu[Bb7]opportunity
To be the greatest [Ebm]version of yourself,
sometimes you got to be someone you're not
To hear the voice of reason
Having [Bb7]kids will make you really take a step back and look in the mirror
At least for me, that's what it did, I
Outro:
[Ebm]Wake up every day and pick my son up
Hold him in my arms and let him know he's loved -Loved-
[Bb7]Standing by the window, questioning if dad is ever going to show up -Up-
Isn't s[Ebm]something he's goin' to have to worry 'bout
Don't get it twisted, that wasn't a shot
Mama, [Bb7]I forgive you
I just don't want him to grow up thinkin' that he'll never be enough
Thirty years of [Ebm]running, thirty years of searchin'
Thirty years of hurting, thirty years of pain
Thirty years of [Bb7]fearful, thirty years of anger
Thirty years of empty, thirty years of shame
Thirty years of [Ebm]broken, thirty years of anguish
Thirty years of hopeless, thirty years of -Hey-
Thirty years of [Bb7]never, thirty years of maybe
Thirty years of later, thirty years of fake
Thirty years of [Ebm]hollow, thirty years of sorrow
Thirty years of darkness, thirty years of -Nate-
Thirty years of [Bb7]baggage, thirty years of sadness
Thirty years of stagnant, thirty years of chains
Thirty years of [Ebm]anxious, thirty years of suffering
Thirty years of torment, thirty years of -Wait-
Thirty years of [Bb7]bitter, thirty years of lonely
Thirty years of pushing everyone away -'Way-
-You'll never [Ebm]evolve- I know I can change
-We are not enough- We are not the same
-You don't have the [Bb7]heart- You don't have the strength
-You don't have the will- You don't have the faith
-You'll never be [Ebm]loved, you'll never be safe-
-Might as well give up- Not running away
-You don't have the [Bb7]guts- You're the one afraid
-I'm the one in charge- I'm taking the— -No-
I'm taking the
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