Story Behind The Song

I am living and pay attention.

Song Description

Seems like we're spinnin' our wheels, workin harder and loosin' ground. Tryin to meet nice people where nice people don't hang out. But If it wasn't hard it wouldn't be worth doin', and the test of a persons constitution does not occur during fair weather.

Lyrics

Reason to Believe
Lyrics and Music by Nick Mcdermott

V1: Been poundin? these nails since I?s about twenty
10 hours a day still can?t save the money
just to buy an old shack
disappear into the upper Adirondacks

late for the job
second time since Sunday
ain?t no thing , I hate this job anyway
but this one step forward now two steps back
has got me off track

. . .and on and on and on it goes

Chorus: It?s so easy to keep that sunny side shinin?
when times ain?t tough
when it?s all high flyin?
and there?s no reason not to believe
but the tale of us all
when the hard times leave you cryin?
how do you stand tall
and find your reason to believe

V2: Keep lookin? for nice girls in the wrong place
turns out nice girls ain?t hangin? out at last call every other day
but sometimes you need
all the love you can steal

No I ain?t tied down
But it ain?t by choice
I just still haven?t found the one voice
Whiskey daydreams leavin? me free
to throw darts at a spinnin? wheel

. . .and when it stops nobody knows

(chorus)

(bridge) Don?t wanna live without mountains to climb
Won?t learn a thing on that easy street ride
I?ll take the long and worn out road every time

(chorus)