3 Doors Down: The Better Life



3 Doors Down:
The Better Life
1. Kryptonite 2. Loser 3. Duck And Run 4. Not Enough 5. Be Like That 6. Life Of My Own 7. Better Life 8. Down Poison 9. By My Side 10. Smack 11. So I Need You
1. Kryptonite I took a walk around the world to Ease my troubled mind I left my body laying somewhere In the sands of time I watched the world float to the dark Side of the moon I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah I watched the world float to the Dark side of the moon After all I knew it had to be something To do with you I really don’t mind what happens now and then As long as you’ll be my friend at the end If I go crazy then will you still Call me Superman If I’m alive and well, will you be There holding my hand I’ll keep you by my side with My superhuman might Kryptonite You called me strong, you called me weak, But still your secrets I will keep You took for granted all the times I Never let you down You stumbled in and bumped your head, if Not for me then you would be dead I picked you up and put you back On solid ground If I go crazy then will you still Call me Superman If I’m alive and well, will you be There holding my hand I’ll keep you by my side with my Superhuman might Kryptonite If I go crazy then will you still Call me Superman If I’m alive and well, will you be There holding my hand I’ll keep you by my side with my Superhuman might Kryptonite Yeah! If I go crazy then will you still Call me Superman If I’m alive and well, will you be there Holding my hand I’ll keep you by my side with My superhuman might Kryptonite
2. Loser Breathe in right away, nothing seems to fill this place I need this every time, take your lies get off my case Some day I will find, a love that flows Through me like this This will fall away, this will fall away You’re getting closer, to pushing me Off of life’s little edge Cause I’m a loser and sooner or later You know I’ll be dead You’re getting closer, you’re holding the Rope and I'm taking the fall Cause I’m a loser, I’m a loser, yeah This is getting old, I can’t break these Chains that I hold My body’s growing cold, there’s nothin Left of this mind or my soul Addiction needs a pacifier, the buzz of This poison is taking me higher This will fall away, this will fall away You’re getting closer, to pushing me Off of life’s little edge Cause I’m a loser and sooner or later You know I’ll be dead You’re getting closer, you’re holding the rope and I’m taking the fall Cause I’m a loser, I'm a loser! You’re getting closer, to pushing me Off of life’s little edge Cause I’m a loser and sooner or later You know I’ll be dead You’re getting closer, you’re holding the rope and I’m taking the fall Cause I’m a loser! You’re getting closer, to pushing me Off of life’s little edge Cause I’m a loser and sooner or later You know I’ll be dead You’re getting closer, you’re holding the rope and I’m taking the fall Cause I’m a loser!
3. Duck And Run To this world I’m unimportant just Because I have nothing to give So you call this your free country Tell me why it cost so much to live Tell me why This world can turn me down But I won’t turn away, oh no I won’t turn around All my work and endless measures Never seem to get me very far Walk a mile just to move an inch Now even though I’m trying so Damn hard I’m trying so hard This world can turn me down but I Won’t turn away And I won’t duck and run, cause I’m not built that way When everything is gone there is Nothing there to fear This world cannot bring me down No cause I’m already here, oh no! I am already here, down On my knees I am already here, on no, I am Already here I must have told you a thousand Times I am not running away I won’t duck and run I won’t duck and run I won’t duck and run No I pass away This world can turn me down but I won’t turn away And I won’t duck and run, cause I’m not built that way When everything is gone there is Nothing there to fear This world cannot bring me down No cause I’m already here This world can turn me down, but I won’t turn away And I won’t duck and run, Cause I’m not built that way When everything is gone there Is nothing there to fear This world cannot Bring me down No cause I’m already here
4. Not Enough Seven days underpaid gotta Give it up Got no time for this life that I’m livin’ up Shackled down, kicked Around, now slave to the Grind Need some time for myself I’ll give you anything that you Want me to But I don’t have the time so I’ll get up with you If you don’t understand man You’ve got to believe There is too much of you but There is not enough of me There is not enough of me Same old song world moves On while I’m still in bed Meet tomorrow today just to Get ahead Jump the gun on the run, I’m the only one Who thinks that I’m fallin’ behind? I’ll give you anything that You want me to But I don’t have the time So I’ll get up with you If you don’t understand Man you’ve got to believe There is too much of you But there is not enough of me There is not enough of me I’ll give you anything that you want me to But I don’t have the time so I’ll Get up with you If you don’t understand man You’ve got to believe There is too much of you there Is too much of me I’ll give you anything that you want me to But I don’t have the time so I’ll Get up with you If you don’t understand man You’ve got to believe There is too much of you but there Is not enough of me
5. Be Like That He spends his nights in California, watching The stars on the big screen Then he lies awake and he wonders, why Can’t that be me Cause in his life he is filled with all these good intentions He’s left a lot of things he’d rather not Mention right now But just before he says goodnight, he looks Up with a little smile at me and he says If I could be like that, I would Give anything Just to live one day, in those shoes If I could be like that, what would I do, What would I do Now and dreams we run She spends her days up in the north park, Watching the people as they pass And all she wants is just a little piece of This dream, is that too much to ask With a safe home, and a warm bed, on a quiet little street All she wants is just that something to Hold onto, that’s all she needs Yeah!! If I could be like that, I would give anything Just to live one day, in those shoes If I could be like that, what would I do, What would I do I’m falling into this, in dreams We run away If I could be like that, I would Give anything Just to live one day, in those shoes If I could be like that, what would I do, What would I do If I could be like that, I would Give anything Just to live one day, in those shoes If I could be like that, what would I do, What would I do If I could be like that, I would Give anything Just to live one day, in those shoes If I could be like that, what would I do, what would I do Falling in I feel I am falling in, to this again
6. Life Of My Own Living risky, never scared, wander Closer to the edge Nothing valued think no fear, always Wondering why you’re here All your purposes are gone, nothing’s Right and nothing’s wrong Nothing ventured, nothing gained Feel no sorrow, feel no pain Kiss me while I’m still alive Kill me while I kiss the sky Let me die on my own terms, let me Live and let me learn Now I’ll follow my own way, and I’ll Live on to another damn day Freedom carries sacrifice, remember When this was my life Looking forward, not behind Everybody’s got to cross that line Free me now to give me a place, Keep me caged and free the beast Falling faster, time goes by, fear is Not seen through these eyes What there was will never be, now I’m blind and cannot see Kiss me while I’m still alive Kill me while I kiss the sky Let me die on my own terms, let Me live and let me learn Now I’ll follow my own way, and I’ll Live on to another damn day Freedom carries sacrifice, remember When this was my life Kiss me while I’m still alive Kill me while I kiss the sky Let me die on my own terms, let Me live and let me learn Now I’ll follow my own way, and I'll live on to another damn day Freedom carries sacrifice, Remember when this was my life
7. Better Life I’m about to be on the floor Again, surely you’re gonna Find me here I’m about to sleep until the end Of time, drug I take gonna wake My fear right now I’m passing away on to the Better life I’m passing away on To the better I’m about to see just how far I can fly, surely your gonna break my fall I’m about to run as fast as I Can, head long into that wall This time I’m passing away on to the Better life I’m passing away on To the better On to the better life On to the better I’m about to be on the floor Again, surely you’re gonna Find me here I’m about to sleep until the End of time, drug I take gonna wake my fear right now I’m passing away on to the Better life I’m passing away on To the better I’m passing away on to the Better life I’m passing away on To the better 8. Down Poison I’ve dreamed about this, Sixteen days away Now you’re here, and my Head lays Besides your body, pillowed Under mine You were poison, spinning Round my mind Welcome to my world she Said, do you feel Alive she said It’s all a bad dream spin- ning in your lonely head Welcome to my world she Said, separated world, Down poison, Down poison Body withered, body Died, time to take Away this life Bad enough to die from One, out to mention Four or five Welcome to my world She said, do you feel alive she said It’s all a bad dream spinning in your lonely head Welcome to my world she said, Separated world, she stayed separated Down poison, down poison Down poison, down You weren’t there for me, I was there for you You weren’t there for me, I was there for you You weren’t there for me, I was there for you You weren’t there for me, never there for me! You wouldn’t die for me, I’ve already died for you You wouldn’t die for me, I’ve already died for you You wouldn’t die for me, I’ve already died for you You wouldn't die, you wouldn't die, you Wouldn't die, no! Welcome to my world she said, do you feel alive she said It’s all a bad dream spinning in your lonely head Welcome to my world she said, Separated world, she stayed separated Down poison, down poison Down poison, down
9. By My Side They blazed a trail I dared to run They built this world and I have come I need another, like a brother For a cryin’ shoulder This could be the last time, you will Stand by my side I can feel my soul it’s bleeding, will you fly With me this evening Sober mind time now is gone, they carved my Body not of stone A pretty maze emptiness, I’ve said the hell With all the rest This could be the last time, you will Stand by my side I can feel my soul it’s bleeding, will you fly With me tonight This could be the last time, you will Stand by my side I can feel my soul it’s bleeding, will you fly With me this evening
10. Smack Rubber headed motor junky, run me down And try to stomp me Throw my life away, and I’ll be worthless Just like you Somewhere now a baby’s crying, down the Road his mother’s dying Shot a line and blew her mind and now She’s turning blue Don’t you throw your life away, just wait Until another day Don’t you throw your life away, cause Baby I can feel it Don’t you ever compromise it, don’t you Even realize it Don’t you throw your life away, cause Baby I can feel it, now Trip and fall, I’m sure you all can tell me What is on the wall Behind the liquor store where you get Smacked up all the time Perfect little life you wasted, overdosed And that death you tasted Scared you back into yourself, and now You walk the line Don’t you throw your life away, just wait Until another day Don’t you throw your life away, cause Baby I can feel it Don’t you ever compromise it, don’t You even realize it Don’t throw your life away, cause Baby I can feel it, now Life away Life away Life away
11. So I Need You If you could step into my head, tell Me would you still know me If you woke up in my bed, tell me Then would you hold me Or would you simply let it lie, Leaving me to wonder why I can’t get you out of this head I call mine And I will say Oh no I can’t let you go, My little girl Because you’re holding up my World, so I need you Your imitation of my walk and the Perfect way you talk It’s just a couple of the million Things that I love about you So I need you So I need you So I need you So I need you And if I jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, tell me would you Still follow me And if I made you mad today, tell Me would you love me Tomorrow? Please Or would you say that you don’t Care, and then leave me Standing here Like the fool who is drowning in Despair and screamin’ Oh no I can’t let you go, My little girl Because you’re holding up my World, so I need you Your imitation of my walk and the Perfect way you talk It’s just a couple of the million Things that I love about you So I need you So I need you So I need you So I need you I’m on my own I’m on my own I’m on my own Oh no I can’t let you go, my little girl Because you’re holding up my World, so I need you Your imitation of my walk and the perfect way you talk It’s just a couple of the Million things that I love About you So I need you So I need you So I need you So I need you