It can be hard sometimes To have a good view on life When your mind's a game that you can't win And you wish that you weren't here That you'd up and disappear Because maybe you don't matter anyway When the life that you're living Is hanging by a thread And you're fighting from a hospital bed They say to say your prayers But I'd sure like if someone came on in To wake me up and take me home As I stand at heaven's gates I'm asking God if it's too late To tell me it's too soon and turn me around I swear I'll do better on the ground I swear I'll do better on the ground Time is a tickin' Set my mind straight while I'm still kicking And when I get back on my feet I'll only pick the fights worth pickin' Legs that will move, lungs that will sing A heart that will beat I won't let my mind get the best of me So don't take me now, we can turn this around I swear that I'll do better on the ground They say to say your prayers But I'd sure like if someone came on in To wake me up and take me home As I stand at heaven's gates I'm asking God if it's too late To tell me it's too soon and turn me around I need some more time, no not centuries So my momma won't have to pray for me I'm begging you God, I am on my knees For twenty more years or so, that's enough I wanted to die but you called my bluff Just give me some more time and I'll make it up I promise I'll make it up They say to say your prayers But I'd sure like if someone came on in To wake me up and take me home As I stand at heaven's gates I'm asking God if it's too late To tell me it's too soon and turn me around I swear I'll do better on the ground I know that I'll do better on the ground I need some more time, no not centuries So my momma won't have to pray for me I'm begging you God, I am on my knees For twenty more years or so, that's enough I wanted to die but you called my bluff Just give me some more time and I'll make it up I need some more time, no not centuries So my momma won't have to pray for me I'm begging you God, I am on my knees For twenty more years or so, that's enough I wanted to die but you called my bluff Just give me some more time and I'll make it up I'll make it up Don't take me now We can turn this around I swear that I'll do better on the ground