Letters to Abel

Your waking moment how you feel so cold Oh, the world never bought you but you feel so Sold Oh, you know You're gonna reap what you sew Well gather round cause I could tell you my truth I was lost before I got here, Now I'm coming to you Oh, you know This is one for the road And time and time, won't you hear something Strange Cause they'll tell you How they want you but then They go their own way Oh, you know At least you're never alone And everybody seems to think that they're right As if their only contradiction Is that they're too scared to die Oh, you know You've got a ways to go These are the letters I'm writing to All my people who keep on fighting, to Abel To my Abel So come on, boy, you gotta keep it trying Got your head held high, always keep it crying So able I'm so able Your momma told you not to Take your own gun But you're a sharp shooting kiddo You're the prodigal son Oh, you know She's only showing the ropes Did I ever tell you how I think you are brave Cause you're the product of two lovers who Shifted to blame Oh, you know You're my purposeful hope But time and time, won't you Hear something strange Cause they'll tell you they don't want you But they need you to stay Oh, you know At least you're never alone And everybody seems to Think that they're right But whatcha knowing if You're showing that you're Too scared to die Oh, you know You've got a ways to go These are the letters I'm writing to All my people who keep on fighting To Abel To my Abel So come on, boy, you gotta keep it trying Got your head held high, gotta keep it crying, So able I'm so able Say hi to my sister, darling, won't you Say hi to my sister whenever you get home (Whenever you was getting home, don't you Worry brother) Don't worry, my brother, surely won't I Get back to my baseline and Turn another stone (Turn another little stone, Let me tell you Something) Don't sell your self short, darling with your Sweet dreams, the big plot, How you never chose (How you never really chose, doesn't make a Difference) Doesn't make a difference, does it? Cause I met you, you met me, We're never on our own (Never really on our own) If everything that we're supposed to be Is just a couple of kiddos living out our dreams Oh, you know We're gonna make it so