The Great Hendowski lyrics

I met a guy with some coins in his can

His face was weathered, dark and sad

He looked up to me and asked something I'll never forget

He said, "How can you smile with your lips

Wrapped around a loaded gun? How can you smile?

Look at this life, is this all we've got?"

And my reply was quick

Read this book, you were meant to live

It all means so much to me

But note what's written in red, it says...

It speaks of hope, trust and love

The fear of never being good enough

We were all made the same, I know it's tough

Please don't give up!

Don't speak that way

Cause I won't allow you

You're too young to live this way

Just close your eyes and see the true meaning

You're too young to live this way

Just look around and see that life is beauty

How can you smile when this life is all we've got?

There's no hole inside, no time that's long enough

That can be saved or healed, there's nothing that

Can't be covered with love!

Don't speak that way

Cause I won't allow you

You're too young to live this way

Just close your eyes and see the true meaning

You're too young to live this way

Just look around and see that life is beauty

This world is not, this world is not

My home, I'm just passing through!

There's hope, there's love, I know there is a void

There's hope and there is love

But there's no void that can't be covered with love!

• Artist:Of Mice & Men
• Album:The Flood (2011)