i met a man who was half as tall in his mind then against the wall he was standing on his knees i met man who was half as wise in his mind and in his eyes they were bloodshot from all he'd seen when the words that we hear echo through the years when the thoughts that we've wrought take root in our hearts when the echo's of doubt creep up and out of your mouth won't you bury them six feet under i met a man who was half as bold in his heart than what his muscles could show he was weak in the knees i met a man who was half as rich in his heart than what his income could fix wash it out, this tide is cleansing it's pouring in and the water's rising flowing in, your voice changing hear it out and the sound is deafening you're twice as strong. you're twice as bold no more believing what you've been told