When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son, one more sonIf you can't hold on
If you can't hold on
Hold onI wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know, no, you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken handAnother head aches, another heart breaks
I'm so much older than I can take
And my affection, well, it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no noHelp me out, yeah
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the back burner
You know you gotta help me out, yeahAnd when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more sonThese changes ain't changing me
The gold-hearted boy I used to beYeah, you know you gotta help me out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the back burner
You know you gotta help me out, yeahYou're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself downI got soul but I'm not a soldier
I got soul but I'm not a soldier
I got soul but I'm not a soldier
I got soul but I'm not a soldierI got soul but I'm not a soldier
I got soul but I'm not a soldier
I got soul but I'm not a soldier
I got soul but I'm not a soldierI got soul but I'm not a soldier
I got soul but I'm not a soldierTime and truth and heartsYeah, you know you gotta help me out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the back burner
You know you gotta help me out, yeahYou're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the back burner
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself downOver and in, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've doneTime, truth and heartsIf you can hold on
If you can hold on