A Little Work (Extended Version)

[Intro]

You think you know me but you don't know

You think I've had nothing but easy roads

If I could show you the map to my soul

You would probably say I'm crazy

And hungry and lonely and tired

I've been through the trenches and gone through the fire

We all fall and rise again to the call

[Verse 1]

Got a lot of answers I'm looking for in these meds

'Bout time I talk to somebody, shrink my head

A lot of promises, broken things that were said

And I can't get out of this bed

Got bruises on my heart, plenty scars on my mind

Got blisters under the band-aid over my life

Gonna rip it open and show the world what's there

Lord knows I'm not perfect

[Chorus]

We're all just a little bit broken (Yeah)

We're all just a little bit hurt (Yeah)

We've all got wounds half open (Yeah)

We all can use a little work

A little work, a little work

[Verse 2]

Gotta wait, first of the month to pick up that check

He bounced, left, it was over, never came back

Had a lot of questions 'bout daddy after he left

Now it's just momma and them kids, and she said

"I'll hold her down, don't you worry, we'll find a way

No matter how, I'll make sure the bills get paid"

She gave it all and thank God their mouths got fed

She prayed the cycle would end

[Pre-Chorus]

When everything around me starts to fall

I rise up again to the call

[Chorus]

We're all just a little bit broken (Yeah)

We're all just a little bit hurt (Yeah)

We've all got wounds half open (Yeah)

We all can use a little work

A little work, a little work

[Bridge]

Sometimes when you feel like you need it

They send in the medic, woah

But if it's your soul that is bleeding

That slow drip won't help it, no

It's time to get up to the front of the line

The guards of the battle and straight for the mind

Well, well, well, well

There's nothing that's holding you down

Stuck on the ground, far from the crown

'Cause you are a warrior more than you know

[Chorus]

We're all just a little bit broken (Yeah)

We're all just a little bit hurt (Yeah)

We've all got wounds half open (Yeah)

We all can use a little work

A little work, a little work