Well I wish I had a nickel for every time I fell
and blamed somebody else
I`d give a ton of money to the ones I`ve hurt
and I`d still be sittin` pretty well
I`ve spent years losin` touch of what`s right and what`s real
caught up in these missions of my own
And you`re tellin` me you think I`ve done so damn well
While we`re sittin` here a thousand miles from home
There`s a hole in your wisdom, a hole in your sky
Two holes in your head where the light`s supposed to get by
Time to lock and load
Time to get control
Time to search the soul
And start again
So many times I`ve seen chances disappear
I hesitate and watch them slip away
Like the time I fail to spend with the ones I love
And it`s gone as sure as yesterday
All these users and fakers, big time takers
Manipulating everyone they see
I get caught up in their schemes and their useless dreams
And the only one I have to blame is me
I get turned `round and twisted, pulled left and right
I can see where I`m goin`, but I can`t see the light
Time to lock and load
Come in from the cold
Take a different road
And start again
I can sit here, in the back half of my life
And wonder when the other shoe will fall
Or I can stand up, point myself home
And see if I`ve learned anything at all
Anything at all
Mediocrity`s easy, the good things take time
The great need commitment, right down the line
Time to lock and load
Come in from the cold
Pay these debts I owe
And start again
I`ve been down this road
I`ve seen things get old
Time to get control
And start it all again
Time to lock and load
Time to get control
Time to search the soul
And start again
I`ve been down this road
I`ve seen things get old
Stand up, get bold
And start it all again
Time to lock and load
