The Spiral

(album: No Boundaries Vol. 2 - 2019)

Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise
Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise

He was working his days away
He thought his job was everything
He wouldn't get home till super late
And the kids wouldn't be awake
So his wife would become irate
Because she wanted to be the thing
He wanted to spend time with
One day he got tired of all the fighting and arguing
And started buying 'em bottles
To get over the fact that he didn't
Wanna be any part of it anymore
And the liquor store became his best friend
That's when his wife and his kids grew distant
And then when the mirror slipped away
Was embarrassed every day
And started getting deeper in the dope game
And now the cocaine burns his nose
While the memories roll inside him

Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise
Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise

She was 16 and living life without her daddy by her side
He had left them one stormy night to go drinking and never return
Yeah the memories hurt, her soul, she's looking for love
And running to some guys she thought were sent from the heavens above
But he only wanted one thing from her and he got it
But he got caught off guard with that baby in her stomach
EPT test she took (positive) yeah he got up
Left out, and never looked back (negative)
But she had that baby regardless
[?] bottles of hydrocodone
And no longer cares about all the things she used to
She's selling pills [?]
Got locked up and child services took that baby away

Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise
Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise

He was 2 when they came and got him
So he don't know much about his family
Before the orphanage, he just wanted out here
For so long, but if he could only go home
Yeah now he's an adolescent
Sitting on the house steps
When the truck pulled up out of nowhere
And who it was was anyone's guess
But a gray-bearded man stepped out
And said, "Son, I'm the reason you're here now...
You see I once was an alcoholic
I left your grandma with mama
I refused to check on 'em, call 'em
Because I was ashamed of who I had become
[?] be your grandpa
Will you be my grandson?"

Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise
Life ain't fair right now, spiraling down
Out of control, 'bout to crash to the ground, oh
When you make it through the darkest night
You see the beauty of a new sunrise