sittin there on the edge of the curb the people on the street just pass with no word so come on lets observe the modern day marvel it s just the humankind passing on by have you not learned your lesson jesus saved the weak and weary from the grips of oppression or are you waiting for your chance to make your confession i know it puts you in a peace of mind we re all just prisoners to these thoughts we can t escape lately i don t know if i m asleep or i m awake i hope i get this all written out before my train of thoughts runs off the page my thoughts meander i think i m asleep at the wheel again scene cut to a world not even second but third how do you class the classless with a number not a word a place where bombings on the street are likely to occur well how come more people aren t asking why so pick up your own piece of the thread start today only matter what you do don t matter what you say one time for the mothers the brothers the fathers the daughters we won t let them be left for dead cause their all just prisoners to these lives they can t escape lately i can t bare there any more for them to take i hope i get this all out tonight before they cover me up with the yellow tape once the truth is out let it be spread all over the place pick up your own piece of the thread only matter what you do don t matter what you said now pick up your own piece of the thread only matter what you do don t matter what you said now nobody should ever be held back or living off what other people throw back something always makes me wanna hold back we gotta find the love to overcome nobody should ever be held back or living off what other people throw back something always makes me wanna hold back we gotta find the love to overcome we got to find the love to overcome pick up your own piece of the thread