Promise You This

One thing I've always known Is sooner or later a beat dog bites Always been taught to never show up Unarmed when lookin' to fight I can't lie when given half a chance You know I'm gonna make it right Always been a man of my word Covenants made, covenants kept That's my philosophy So you better heed every word I say With all due modesty So don't cry into your pillow Cause you'll find no sympathy Never been one to run with the herd They can't take me I'm truly one of one On this we agree We fall then we rise up again Never knowing how to lose, we never bend I promise you this We crawl through the lies yet again They keep us so confused, they never end I promise you this Hard times make for harder men We do as we choose, we don't pretend I promise you this We hit back harder than we get You ain't seen nothing yet, we never miss I promise you this Father always told me Boy You gotta know right from wrong Better be quick to bloody the nose That's stickin' where it don't belong I won't deny I just didn't seem to wanna Find a way to play along Took me many years to learn Eye for and eye, tooth for a tooth That's all you ever need to know When you're a man of your word It'll help to soften the blows I won't try to sugar coat this And make life a fairy tale Respect given, respect returned They can't take me I'm truly one of one On this thing we agree We fall then we rise up again Never knowing how to lose, we never bend I promise you this We crawl through the lies yet again They keep us so confused, they never end I promise you this Hard times make for harder men We do as we choose, we don't pretend I promise you this We hit back harder than we get You ain't seen nothing yet, we never miss I promise you this I promise you this I promise you this...