Now you're out there with no target
So your friends become your aim
But there is no one left around you
So there is no one left to blame

And what you don't know, it won't hurt you
And what you don't know will save you from some pain
But if I could choose I'd let it hurt you
'Cause there's something bout life in the pain

Yeah there's something inside you starting
Like there's a fight coming your way
But there'll be no fists you'll be throwing
Just some words you got to say

And you'll scream for our repentance
Or you'll hide behind what's fake
But there ain't nothing to forgiveness
And you give as freely as you take

And what you don't know, it won't hurt you
And what you don't know will save you from some pain
But if I could choose I'd let it hurt you
'Cause there's something bout life in the pain

And I don't need to know you stories
Don't need to understand your pain
'Cause I've been here since the beginning
And I'll be here the rest of the way
And I'll be here the rest of the way

Now you've tried your hand at running
But don't you try your hand at fate
'Cause there's a moment to be taken
But it's right before you break

And what you don't know, it won't hurt you
And what you don't know will save you from some pain
But if I could choose I'd let it hurt you
'Cause there's something bout life in the pain
'Cause there's something bout life in the pain
Is there something bout life in the pain


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Life in the Pain Lyrics as written by Douglas Hamilton Brown

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    Beautiful song! However, I don't completely understand the meaning of this one moment

    "Now you've tried your hand at running But don't you try your hand at fate"

    What does it mean - to try your hand at fate?

    Zergushonokon April 22, 2012   Link

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