It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it
If it were yesterday Or any other day I would have run away Playing dumb I would have stayed away If it were afternoon Or night or day I would have run away And put things off And stayed away Until another day, because-
It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it
Sometimes you have to be Stretched to the wire Before you can untie your hands Before you move Sometimes the gun must be Held to your head When there's nothing left When there's nothing left You can go ahead, because-
It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it
Face the chair Firing squad Without the heat To bring you fear You'll never know What you can do
Keep it going (repeat)
So there's a way out of that corner you've painted yourself into. And maybe you're just gonna have to dig that ditch a little bit deeper before you can get out of it. Well do you just gotta stand up. I mean if you sit down all your life what are you gonna do? I mean you're just gonna have to climb up right over yourself and get out of there. I mean that mess you're in, you're just gonna have to get out of it. You're gonna have to decide you gonna do it. You're gonna have to decide you wanna do it, and then you're just gonna do it.
So okay, all right, okay, okay, oh
It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it It was my last attempt It was my last defense I didn't think I could ever do it Until I did it ...