I was bound, was tired Hadn't seen a light so long Thought I lost my fight Couldn't find my way back home And I felt the light stepping out of me I was bound, and tired Waiting for daylight (Daylight daylight, and I) Bang my head against the wall Though I felt light headed, now I know I will not fall I will rise above it all Found what I was searching for Though I felt light headed I should have failed, and nailed the floor Instead I rose above it all Oh, oh, oh, oh Bang my head against the wall Oh, oh, oh, oh Instead I rose above it all (Bang my head against the wall) When you think you're giving up, just know You might think you're dying but you won't And you feel the life stepping out of you But when you think of giving up, don't (Oh) Bang your head against the wall You may feel light headed, but you won't crawl, no, you won't fall You will rise above it all You'll find what you're searching for And you may feel light headed You think you're gonna hit the floor Instead you rise

People don't know much Need a whiskey crutch To think of something new Hey you watching me Lookin' through a screen I'm here in front of you Sometimes the days, they feel so long Yeah, we all live under the same sun So I hit my head up against the wall Over and over and over and over again, and again 'Cause I don't wanna be like them I hit my head up against the wall Over and over and over and over again, and again, and again People piss you off Some you say you love Those you call a friend Walking through a crowd Then you look around See there's no one left We live and then we die as one Yeah, we all live under the same sun So I hit my head up against the wall Over and over and over and over again, and again 'Cause I don't wanna be like them I hit my head up against the wall Over and over and over and over again, and again, and again I left my heart in Amsterdam Where I could dream and nights were long I left my heart in Amsterdam I hit my head against the wall Over, over, over