Capo on 1st E B C#m I am happy to be alive A E B C#m Cause I know I could not be in a place that's filled with lies A E B C#m Can't stand no quiet nights, why I fill up my glass with pride A E B Hopeful is all I know how to keep me from silent cries C#m Nothing I can say A E B Facing all this pain in my way C#m A I fight it every day E B Why am I this way? C#m A A nigga tryna maintain E B I sit and tell my self, "okay" C#m A We gotta find another way E B You gotta find another way C#m A You gotta find another way E B Don't be so down, c'mon young homie C#m A You'll be okay, you'll find real love E B All of the stories, the hero gets lonely C#m A Now is the time to show what you're made of