V1
I'm building my life
With my own hands
Nice and hard like
I’m hammering nails
Who said that small towns are
For those with small plans?
Wins taste better
Right after fails


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My smarts in my toolbox along with my heart
Every step is a cornerstone so I won’t fall apart
Everything that is loose I’m gonna make tight
As long as I’ve got my head screwed on right
Work and prayers. That’s how I’m gonna be fine
I’m building my life one brick at a time


V2
Make my path, break my chains
I have dragons to slay
I will curse my way through
To die trying
And if I don’t succeed
Despite efforts and pain
I’ll be glad that
I wasn’t skydiving

CH
My smarts in my toolbox along with my heart
Every step is a cornerstone so I won’t fall apart
Everything that is loose I’m gonna make tight
As long as I’ve got my head screwed on right
Work and prayers. That’s how I’m gonna be fine
I’m building my life one wall at a time

BRIDGE
And then when I am gone
The writing on my headstone
Tells what I was known
For
I did the best I could
I knew where I stood
Solid-solid and good
Built it well as I should



CH
My smarts in my toolbox along with my heart
Every step is a cornerstone so I won’t fall apart
Everything that is loose I’m gonna make tight
As long as I’ve got my head screwed on right
Work and prayers. That’s how I’m gonna be fine
I’m building my life one wall at a time


CH
My smarts in my toolbox along with my heart
Every step is a cornerstone so I won’t fall apart
Everything that is loose I’m gonna make tight
As long as I’ve got my head screwed on right
Work and prayers. That’s how I’m gonna be fine
I’m building my life one song at a time