Exception To The Rule

I see it coming

I see it coming a mile off

He was a brother from the streets

He was young, big, strong but he was smart

He changed his life for the better

Might look intimidating but he had a big heart

The girls all eyed him up like a piece of meat

Gossiping about him from head to his feet

Got a chance to make it beyond space

But it all blew up back in his face

Should've been stereotyped

(Exception to the rule)

Stopped and searched for fun

(Exception to the rule)

Passengers won't sit next to him

(Exception to the rule)

But he still doesn't see

The world is an unforgiving place

And opportunities continue to go to waste

And when we realize how lucky we are

We will go far

She was a pretty girl of mixed background

Was smart but liked to play naive

Thought she was the life and soul of any party

Could steal your heart, the girl was a love thief

Any guy she wanted, she could get just like that

She loved the attention but could turn you down flat

Had you in her sights until something better came along

Turns out she got that one really wrong

Pretty but no common sense

(Exception to the rule)

Any guy shows she's there

(Exception to the rule)

Her reputation precedes her

(Exception to the rule)

And, still, she doesn't see

The world is an unforgiving place

And opportunities continue to go to waste

And when we realize how lucky we are

We will go far

And I see it coming a mile off

They ask for help when they feel lost

But when you push those closest to you away for your own gain

Who are you going to turn to?

Say it again

The world is an unforgiving place

(Yes it is, child)

And opportunities continue to go to waste

(Waste away, waste away)

And when we realize how lucky we are

We will go far

The world is an unforgiving place

And opportunities continue to go to waste

(Waste away, waste away)

And when we realize how lucky we are

We will go far

(Yes we will child, yes we will)

Yeah, we're gonna get there child

Yeah, we're gonna get there child