Dirty Rice - Troubled Waters lyrics

[Verse 1] Another 24 hours pa**, sand fills the bottom of my hourgla** Feels like I'm out of gas, had to learn to shower fast Cause the hot water disappears quick, got the bill but I'm out of cash I've already got a stack And I can't save it so I pray that these candlewicks I've got will last My cable was basic, now I've got to pa** In the mirror saying Usher's lyrics, like “You Got It Bad” Man it's cold outside, my room is no better And the weight that I take on my shoulder is no feather The hate that's breaking my faith and chasing away Any chance I'll get taken away, is like an old letter Cause no matter how many times I try Or read it, it never changes, in the end, I die Spent my whole life thinking the truth was a lie Now in the midst of my struggle I cry out God, why [Verse 2] Cause it's hard for me to understand the pain Love to see the flowers, but don't wanna need the rain Coach pulled me off the bench, how I'm stuck in this game Rather have a dollar bill, guess I'm reluctant to change And they say, that I shouldn't complain Like they've walked in my shoes, or thought in my brain Or talked in my voice, or drove in my lane Or fought for my joy, or could hold up my strain But, this is my cross to bear Not a pendent on a necklace that your child wants to wear But a burden full of stress that has my eyes full of tears Something's screaming I can make it, but I'll die full of fear Cause it's too hard to dream When there's so much on my mind that I'm too scarred to sleep And my body wants to die, so my heart can be free But my soul gives me life, so I've got just to breathe That's what I call inspiration Pick up the phone, call in to stations Life's backwards, its hard just to face it So if you're struggling, relax you can make it Those are the words that pulled me through the dark nights Don't get it twisted, never had a hard life Just bad vision, never looked through God's eyes Til I realized that I'm blind if I don't try