Time and time again The darkness of the night Finds my heart and creeps back in I can't keep the dreams at bay But maybe someday the happiness will stay And on my shoulders I'll never cry I get swept off the line It takes a man to swipe the night You hit the wrong fire I wanna cut it loose This burden, it weighs me down and I can't seem to lose I wanna set it free The beating of a drum is what I used to be And on my shoulders I'll never cry I get swept off the line It takes a man to swipe the night You hit the wrong fire You let choose to be Not the man you ever thought you wanted to be But today you throw life away You throw life away I wanna cut it loose This burden, it weighs me down and I can't seem to lose I wanna set it free The beating of a drum is what I used to be I have been afraid, I have been ashamed But did you take my name, or did they blame it on me? Is it worth the shame? Is it you can't explain? Will it ever be the same? Will it ever be the same? And on my shoulders I'll never cry I get swept off the line It takes a man to swipe the night You hit the wrong fire