the greatest

i sought out to be the greatest, and my face among them all, we sought to be the greatest, at 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 got to, try to tough it out, our flags flown upside down, we're in rough water, and 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 beg, i tried to sit on the fence, and watch it sink in, i watch in sink in, so your baggage, store it away, 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 beg, i tried to sit on the fence, and watch it sink in, i watch in sink in, so your baggage, store it away, 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 pocketwatch, hey man do you got a life, change me enough because i, yeah i hope and i pray, yeah i cry and beg