The Line

Let me tell you about it (Oh, yeah)

I wanna tell you about it

Let me tell you

I've been gone, gone so long

Just wanna sing, sing my song

I know you've been hearing

Hearing a lot of things 'bout me (Oh-whoa)

Oh, I know, I know (I know, I know)

I've heard, I've heard it, heard it all too clear

This is what I'm gonna do, yeah

(Hey, what you gonna do about it?) I'm gonna, I'm gonna hold, hold on

Hold on to my pride, my pride (Oh, I'm gonna)

I'm gonna stick, I'm gonna stick, I'm gonna stick (Stick)

I'm gonna stick to my guns

Gonna stick to my guns, yeah

I'm gonna put my finger on the trigger (Put my finger on the trigger)

I'm gonna pull it (I'm gonna pull)

And then we gon' see what the deal (What the deal)

I'm for real (I'm for real)

I just wanna put it on, put it on the line, yeah

That's all I wanna do

I've gotta put it on the line

And we haven't got much time, oh yeah

I've gotta put it, put it on the line (Huh)

Know what I'm talking about this evening

Said I get to put it, oh, yeah

I've gotta put it on the line (Listen to me)

Say, I've got a bullet in the chamber

And I'm not afraid of danger

I said, we've gotta go down, down to the wire

I'll go through the fire with you

Kill and die with you

Said I know everybody watching me

I said the pressure is on from every angle

Political to personal (Political, political to personal)

Will I hang or get left hangin'?

Will I fall off, or is it bangin'?

And I say it's up to God

It's up to the man upstairs

But all I gotta do is

(Hold) Hold

(Hold on) Hold on to my pride

I gotta hold on (My pride)

To my pride

(I'm gonna stick) Said I'm gonna stick

(Stick) I'm gonna stick

I'm gonna stick to my guns

(Oh) Gonna stick to my guns, yeah

Oh, I'm gonna put my finger on the trigger (Put my finger on the trigger)

I'm gonna pull it (I'm gonna pull)

And then we gon' see what the deal, baby (What the deal)

I'm for real, yeah (I'm for real)

I just wanna put it

Oh, put it on the line, yeah

Somebody out there knows what I'm singing about

Would you help? Sing along

Said the stakes high, yeah

It's the moment of truth

And if I can hold on, hold on

I'm sure everything will be alright

Oh, put it on the line