Every time I close my eyes

I hide behind the blackened lies

That follow me

throughout my history

The lives I've touched

The things I've done,

The things I know will never come

Get washed away

In my happiness



And oh, when you feel stranded

Don't take for granted

This thing called life



Moving on was hard to do

To leave the things that I once knew

Childhood is the one thing

That won't come back to me

How can I sit idly by

Watching all these hours denied

My name is all I have

For an offering



And oh, when you feel stranded

Don't take for granted

This thing called life



Built up walls

That crumbled down

People marched

And stood their ground

I saw it happen

It was part of me



And oh, when you feel stranded

Don't take for granted

This thing called life