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LIFE BEHIND BARS
Harold Clark / Jay Clementi

I want to show you a picture of the old me
Back when the doctors couldn’t tell me one thing
When I couldn’t make the hurt go away
When I was hell bent on digging my own grave 

Because I lost some buddies back in ‘03 
I felt ashamed why was it them and not me 
I hear their laughs and jokes in my ear
Their voice saying hey Clark, let’s grab a beer 

Now I have a new life behind bars 
There’s been a reckoning in my heart 
One mile at a time, I got some uphill climbs 
But it’s making me stronger and stronger 
This new life behind bars 
Sometimes the route is straight and smooth black tar 
Or windy potholed, worn out, lost roads 
But I always make it home 
And I’m getting stronger and stronger 

I’m focused on my lane and always shifting gears
Seen that summit sunrise through gratitude tears  
Sometimes I’m just holding on for dear life 
But I’m getting better for my son, my daughter, and my wife 

I have a new, life behind bars 
There’s been a reckoning in my heart 
One mile at a time, I got some uphill climbs 
But it makes me stronger and stronger 
This new life behind bars 
Sometimes the route is straight and smooth black tar 
Or windy potholed, worn out, lost roads 
But I always make it home 
And I’m getting stronger and stronger 

It’s just a piece of metal, some spokes and a couple wheels 
But I can’t put a price on the way it makes me feel 
Somehow it turned my life around 
And it takes me to a place where I can heal 

I have a new, life behind bars 
There’s been a reckoning deep in my heart 
One mile at a time, I got some uphill climbs 
And it makes me stronger and stronger 
This new life behind bars 
Sometimes the route is straight and smooth black tar 
Or windy potholed, worn out, lost roads 
But it always takes me home 
And I’m getting stronger and stronger 

Stronger and stronger 

© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Doc Sept 19 2021

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from SW​:​S September 2021, Evins Mill, TN, released September 29, 2021

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