Scarred But Smarter
Words & Music by: Kevn Kinney & Tim Nielson

I’m out of work
I’m out hope
of what should be of thee I spoke
good times for the undeserved
hard time for the ones who work

poor man, rich man, blind man, dead man
hoped for more than they had all planned
just then they suffered a serious blow
as the real world cut the line they hold

nobody said it would be fair
they warned you before you went out there
there’s always a chance to get restarted
to a new world new life
scarred but smarter

is it right to wish the poor man rich
is it right to wish the rich man poor
to hope all that’s well is fair ends fair
to wish thy neighbor’s life to despair

being so mad that I start crying
no pay off for all my trying
to do it right to never fall
wishing for some fairy tale

Refrain

but when my life it turns all around
jobs and things to do that I’ve found
I think how foolish I must have looked
to think I could be down for good

nobody said it would be fair
but in the end I think it is karma justice
whatever you call it
it’s really there – keep looking for it

nobody said it would be fair
they warned you before you went out there
there’s always a chance to get restarted
to a new world
new life
scarred but smarter