Adversity Songtext
von Loosegoats

You wander off and leave me standing naked on the roof
You can write a note to tell me about the point that you have proved
There′s a question deep inside of me which slowly has been killed
There's an hourglass whose bottom half has already been filled

At the river top there is a metal pot that′s filled with gold
Be the dreamer, be the one who goes against what he's been told
Working up a stream is not the easiest thing that you can do
Be the fighter and remember your own fate is owned by you

'Cause time rolls by when you′re on the other side
Time rolls by when you′re on the other side
'Cause adversity is the mother of me


And if you ask a dying man about his only last regret
He won′t answer, he won't tell you he has not reached his goal yet
But if you ask an honest man if he is really happy here
He will tell you that he′d rather spend his waking days over there

'Cause time rolls by when you′re on the other side
Time rolls by when you're on the other side
'Cause adversity is the mother of me

Time rolls by when you′re on the other side
Time rolls by when you′re on the other side
Time rolls by when you're on the other side
Time rolls by when you′re on the other side
Time rolls by when you're on the other side
Time rolls by when you′re on the other side
'Cause adversity is the mother of me