Gift Of Gab (The)

Moonshine
[hummed intro melody] [Chorus x2] Findin' out my way somehow Heard those sounds up in the sky Tryin' to find a way up out/about Darkness will not be my guide [Gift of Gab] It's been a long time comin' as well Lots of rises, lots of falls, lots of stories to tell Lots of 40 ounce session couch surfin', hotel Residency, got to pay the rent, fuck it, oh well Came to a point where a drink meant death Cold turkey, nerves shook, all the stress repressed Bubbled up to the surface, now I'm lookin' at me Face to face with myself, simply tryin' to be Sometimes it's hard to just be, when you're blinded in mist I wonder if other people go through shit like this Was about to call it quits, then the moonlight spoke I was sleepin' on life, suddenly I awoke and now I'm.. [Chorus x2] [Gift of Gab] SongtexteDid some wrongs, paid some costs Skipped out on some roommates, cussed out a few bosses Explosion of the ego, the power of the sauce/source I guess that I was lookin' for a confidence loss Somewhere along the road I must have made a wrong turn But I've come to realize that it's just a long journey Used to search for the meaning 'till one dark summernight A cat told me that my words had inspired his life and now I'm.. [Chorus x2: including occasional "somehow" in the background] [Gift of Gab] Now it's all about purpose, progress, not perfection Seeing beneath the surface, faith followed by action I live it all now, with a hunger and a passion And when I get stuck I let go and keep mashin' And when I get stuck, I get still and just ask Him For knowledge of His will, then my third eye transcends Thought and everything now's exactly like it's supposed to be Channel when I'm givin' and give it back out, over beats Every now and then I think of how things work All that's fuel for fire now, it's funny how things work And when I'm flustered and I find I'm slipping back in that space I see that planet, now it's perfect in the middle of space and I know that I'm.. [Chorus x2: including occasional "somehow" in the background] [hummed outro melody] Aus Songtexte Mania