Oh, well we come from Rockville, Maryland
And where we come from, it's important
No matter where you go in this entire world
Is, you remember that place you know
That place where you and your crew and your people
You had that spot, you know what I mean?
It's like you can go back in your mind, you know what I mean?
At any point in time and know exactly where you were
When you told your friends that you love them
You know exactly where you were when you told your people
That they're there for you, and you're there for them
For us, it was a place called 'Black Rock'
And that's what's this song is about
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On the Black Rock is where I spend my time
Writing down memories or writing my rhyme
Thinking about what's right or wrong
On the Black Rock is where I like to go
After a long night, home from our show
That's where we're spending tonight
Yeah, on Red Rock City
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Well, sometimes, I just look around
And I take in the feeling coming out from the ground
That's just something that I'm doing sometimes
And then I come out my door
And I pull in the wind coming up from the shore
And that's just what we are doing tonight, yeah
On the Black Rock is where I spend my time
Writing down memories or writing a rhyme
Thinking about what is right or wrong
But on the Black Rock is where I like to go
After a long night on the show
That's where I write my song all night long, Black Rock
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And when you are on your own
Not speaking out is like fighting alone
And that's the worst damn way we can fight
And when you are scared no more
You reach your hand out and knock on my door
That's just what you're doing tonight
On the Black Rock is where I spend my time
Writing down memories or writing a rhyme
Thinking about what is right or wrong
On the Black Rock is where I like to go
After a long night, home from a show
And that's where I write my song night long, Red Rock
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Hey, never could I, never could I, I could never believe
They had to pinch me, baby, am I dreaming? Wake me up, please
But maybe not, I'm at the spot
In the back of my mind, where I keep it all the time
I come from Rockville, MD right below the, the state line MD all the time
Oh Cole, let you know something in my soul
Yeah, it's like I'm ready to blast, ready to blow
And it's never ever stopping but yeah gotta stop this
My eyes got to break for a minute, so oh
I open up my ears, start to listen
When I open up my ears and started to listen
I can hear you clear
Old man break through the fog real near
I've been sitting on a Black Rock there
Think to myself, what's so clear?
He said, "My man, my man, my man, you got, you got to let it all shine"
I said, "Now, what's your name?"
He said, "I'm Old man Todd"
Yeah, my son and I've been waiting for you for so long
I can see you're in pain and I know there's something wrong
I know that you've been angry
I know that you've seen hell
But you gotta dig deep to the heavens above
Sit down learn and create
Gotta loose all your anger, lose all your anger
It ain't gonna work no more
I wish the world was run by love
Absolutely nothing more
Let out all my pain, got rid of my hair
I'm just chilling on a big Black Rock
For the rest of my life, this is where I stand
We all have a Black Rock in our mind
And I go there all the time
Take me back to Red Rock