Yelawolf - Keeps Me Alive lyrics

[Verse 1 – Yelawolf] Way back in Alabama where the dirt roads cut through the woods And when it rains you can smell the steam off the gra** Even dew on the hood of my paw paw’s 1985 Chevrolet Silverado I must have been about 6 Life was so easy back in the sticks 16 year old mother fought for the life she wanted for her son Looking for love in the world of rock and roll is where it begun It was Alabama, Ted Nugent Alice Cooper, Randy Travis Aerosmith kept my stepdaddy on the road And life, it was madness Cocaine and alcohol filled up the house party to be frank It wasn’t too long before I tried it myself and then started to drink School became boring and doing my homework became rolling joints Now I’m 16 like my mama was when she had a little boy Can’t imagine it now as I look back ’cause I got 3 kids of my own And I respect what she went through to pay for food and clothes In her home ‘Cause it aint what she did, it’s what she didn’t do for me That brought me to this moment And made me who I am on this recording And this is my story [Hook/Chorus – Wynonna Judd] This is my story This is my glory This is what keeps me alive This is me flying This is me trying This is what keeps me alive [Verse 2 – Yelawolf] 20 years old in the streets and I’m rolling with gangsters now Hip-hop is taking over me, my language, my clothes, my lifestyle Annie Oakley put me through the school of hard knocks And I carry that attitude with me to this day, more or not And I’m young and hot-headed Always running from police and skateboarding Graffiti, loitering, I sorta got my peace from the chaos Was no (mother-may-I’s,) surrounded by have-nots And maybe some day I as well I was against the grain, even when I was growing wheat Got back into rock and roll, and then got into poetry Started expressing everything I could through the medium of pen and pad Playing instrumentals off a tape and then over-dubbing what I had It was everything, because I had nothing And man that was alright, ’cause now I had something Little did I know that would be the hardest thing to do God ever put before me So I took a look at what I’ve been through And I made it my glory, and this is!!! [Hook/Chorus – Wynonna Judd] This is my story This is my glory This is what keeps me alive This is me flying This is me trying This is what keeps me alive [Verse 3 – Yelawolf] It’s a 2 A.M. bus ‘cross from me at the parking lot of Wal-Mart Leaving Nashville, Tennessee for a nationwide tour My bags are all packed and I’m loading my truck to go meet the crew And I’m excited to get on the road, already one foot out the door Turn around and it’s my daughter, she’s crying ‘Cause daddy is leaving Knows that I’ll be gone for months and it hurts and I hate to see it Kneel down and tell her, (Look, baby, I promise I’ll call you everyday And daddy will sing you prayers from everywhere that we go play) But that’s not enough, and it’s breaking my heart in two Just knowing I can’t stay, not even to see it through And that I can’t tuck her in, to say goodbye with a grin Now she’s being left behind, this is me all over again, man I picked her up in my arms and held her tight And said, (Hey you know what? Daddy used to be just like you When I would walk up to the bus And I’d do anything in the world for you, so chase your dreams One day you’ll use everything you’ve been through to be anything, baby girl) This is my story [Hook/Chorus – Wynonna Judd] This is my story This is my glory This is what keeps me alive This is me flying This is me trying This is what keeps me alive