There?s a swelling in my chest
  As I hear you slam the door
  I try to catch my breath
  The sweat begins to pour
  We were angry for so long
  We don?t pretend or try to hide
  The truth that proves too strong
  To keep it bottled up inside
  It?s a long time, a very long time
  A long time to get it right
  I smell the neighbor?s smoke
  Coming in through my window
  I?d damn sure have one now
  But I quit a year ago
  I'm staring right straight down
  At the rust spots in the sink
  Too pissed off to talk about it
  Too messed up to think about
  The reasons I should stay
  And the need I feel to go
  But I know I will remain
  And do my best to grow
  We learn to look for freedom
  Where once we were enslaved
  Cannot release our spirits
  Until we purge the rage
  Ain?t got no kind of future
  Just been chewing on the past
  Better change your ways, cowboy up
  And chose the pride down fast