Practice What You Preach

[Verse 1]

You taught me how to stand up

On two feet

Head, heart and hands up

Giving everything

You said, “When everyone follows, be the one to lead”

You said, “Hit the ground running down the road less traveled”

(Hit the ground running down the road less traveled)

[Verse 2]

You taught me how to love somebody

Just like you

You taught me how to leave somebody

And it's hard to do

You said keep my shit together when the world unravels

Oh-oh-oh

And put a brave face on in the heat of the battle

So that's what I did

[Chorus]

When you said, “Navigate with your heart

Even if it's gonna lead you down to head rock bottom

Go and pick up your head

Even if the higher ground is the place you've forgotten

May your actions speak louder than words

Give them hell as hard as it hurts”

'Cause that's what I learned from you

So take it from me

Practice what you preach

[Verse 3]

The greatest pretends

How they forget to remember

Who they are fooling

Oh, who they are in the first place

Don't shy away from the mirror

Don't complicate it, it couldn't be clearer

Just burn that disguise

‘Cause I see you, I see me, I see us

I see all the years looking at you

All the years that you lost but you never found

I see fear looking dead at you

So give ‘em hell at Heaven's gate

[Chorus]

When you said, “Navigate with your heart

Even if it's gonna lead you down to head rock bottom

Go and pick up your head

Even if the higher ground is the place you've forgotten

May your actions speak louder than words

Give them hell as hard as it hurts”

'Cause that's what I learned from you

So take it from me

Practice what you preach

[Bridge]

I see a little kid crying in you

I see a little kid dressed in their Sunday best

Well, I'm a little kid crying at you

Don't you see me now? Don't you hear me now? Oh

Wherever you lead, I will follow

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

You're spinning all around out there

All alone out there

But your home's right here, yeah

[Chorus]

When you said, “Navigate with your heart

Even if it's gonna lead you down to head rock bottom (Whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Go and pick up your head

Even if the higher ground is the place you've forgotten (It's the place you've forgotten)

May your actions speak louder than words (Louder than words)

Give them hell as hard as it hurts” (As hard as it hurts)

'Cause that's what I learned from you

So take it from me

Practice what you preach

[Outro]

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Practice what you preach

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