Everybody wants to get over it, but sometimes we can't,
Everybody wants to get over it, but sometimes we can't...

Well, the more we come together, well, the less I fall apart,
When I can't seem to find my way out...well, sometimes we can't.

Guess I fell down today; had to call upon my brother,
Guess I need to remember that we just ain't made to stand up on our own,
If the heart is representative of the mouth of every brother, then can I get a witness'
'Cause the truth is that sometimes we can't.

Everybody wants to get over it, but sometimes we can't,
Everybody wants to get over it, but sometimes we can't.

There is a distinct law of reciprocity: that what I do to you comes back to me,
Guess I had to find the strength to see that I'm not afraid to tell you when I'm wrong,
I stand here, with my heart open wide, just to see if we can make it to the other side,
I was sad the day that forgiveness died; but the truth is sometimes we...

I'm going away,
I'm finding my place where the sun shines,
Just ask me, I'll say,
I said, I'm going away,
I'm going away,
I'm finding my place where the sun shines,
Just ask me, I'll say,
I said, I'm going away.

There's an example written down in the good book,
And, if you have the time, just take a look,
And just find a way to rise above it all, just to free your mind and ease your aching heart,
The truth is, it does more good for me to set all my brothers and sisters free than holding them down could ever be,
But the truth is, sometimes we...

I'm going away,
I'm finding my place where the sun shines,
Just ask me, I'll say,
I said, I'm going away.

I'm going away,
I'm finding my place where the sun shines,
Just ask me, I'll say,
I said, I'm going away, yeah.

Ask me, I'll say,
I said, I'm going away.

Everybody wants to get over it, but sometimes we can't,
Everybody wants to get over it, but sometimes we can't...

Well, the more we come together, well, the less I fall apart,
When I can't seem to find my way out...well, sometimes we can't,
Sometimes we can't,
Sometimes we can't,
Sometimes we can't.