i waited my turn at the county line kept my word and did my time while good old boys with crooked grins cut me out and cashed it in i let it slide, i let it go let 'em take what i had grown now there's one thing i know for sure nice won't get you through that door maybe i'm not in the right place just tryna do the right thing maybe i'll try the wrong way convince myself it's the only way if it ain't broke then break it in two i've been tryin' my best and now i'm finally through takin' my time it's takin' my youth if it ain't broke then break it in two i did it clean, i did it straight i let 'em all just take and take watched 'em get there half my age cheatin' loud from center stage i held the line till the line broke down kept my head while they took ground now i'm done with the way i was ain't no saint when the saints get dust maybe i'm not in the right place just tryna do the right thing maybe i'll try the wrong way convince myself it's the only way if it ain't broke then break it in two i've been tryin' my best and now i'm finally through takin' my time it's takin' my youth if it ain't broke then break it in two
