The Line

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Let me tell you about it

I wanna tell you about it

Let me tell you

I've been gone, gone so long

Just wanna sing, sing my song

I know you've been hearin'

Hearin' a lot of things about me

Oh, I know, I know, I know, I know

I've heard, I've heard it all too clear

This is what I am going to do, yeah

I'm gonna, I'm gonna hold, hold on

Hold on to my pride, my pride

I'm gonna stick, I'm gonna stick, I'm gonna stick

I'm gonna stick to my guns, gonna stick to my guns, yeah

I'm gonna put my finger on the trigger

I'm gonna pull it and we gon' see what the deal, what the deal

I'm for real, I'm for real, I just wanna put it, put it on the line, yeah

That's all I wanna do, I've gotta put it on the line

And we haven't got much time

Yeah, I've gotta put it, put it on the line

Know what I'm talking 'bout this evening

Said I get to put it, oh, yeah, I've gotta put it on the line

Listen to me

Said, I got a bullet in the chamber

And I'm not afraid of danger

Said, we got to go down, down to the wire

I'll go through the fire with you, kill and die with you

Said, I know everybody watchin' me

I said the pressure is on from every angle, political to personal

Will I hang or get left hangin'? Will I fall off?

Or is it bangin'? And I says ('sup to God) it's up to the man upstairs

But all I gotta do is hold, hold on to my pride

I've gotta hold on to my pride

(I'm gonna stick) said I'm gonna stick (stick)

I'm gonna stick to my guns (I'm gonna stick to my guns)

(Gonna stick to my guns yeah) oh

I'm gonna put my finger on the trigger

I'm gonna pull it and we gon' see what the deal, baby what the deal

I'm for real, yeah, I just wanna put it

Put it on the line

Somebody out there knows I'm singin' about

Would you help me sing the song

Said the stakes is high, yeah

It's the moment of truth

And If I can hold on, hold on

I'm sure everything will be alright

Oh yeah, put it on the line