GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: #58

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: #58: #58 Written By: J.R HILTON 2017 YESTERDAY I PASSED A MILESTONE I'VE BEEN ON FIFTY EIGHT TRIPS AROUND THE SUN EVE...

#58

#58

Written By: J.R HILTON

2017

YESTERDAY I PASSED A MILESTONE

I'VE BEEN ON FIFTY EIGHT TRIPS AROUND THE SUN

EVERYTHING'S CHANGED, NOTHING'S THE SAME 

EXCEPT THE THINGS THAT NEVER CHANGE

LIKE A FULL MOON ON A CLEAR NIGHT

LIKE A ROLLING TIDE THAT NEVER STOPS

LIKE TEARS AND RAINDROPS

AND AS I WALK THROUGH THIS LIFE

TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL

ALL THE TIMES I MADE IT, AND HAD TO FALL

I ALWAYS GOT BACK UP AND CARRIED ON

AS THOUGH THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG

JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF ME GONE

I'VE BEEN LONELY I'VE BEEN OCCUPIED 

I'VE BEEN FAR AND WIDE

I'VE HAD SOMETHING AND I'VE HAD NOTHING AT ALL

I'VE SEEN LOVE COME AND GO SO MANY TIMES 

I QUESTION WHAT IT IS

RE-DEFINED WATERED DOWN

FADED AWAY UNTIL IT WAS GONE

I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT IT DOESN'T DEFINE ME

BUT NOW I'M NOT SO SURE

WE ALL GROW BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO LET GO

THE WORLD CAN BE A COLD HARD PLACE

SOMETHING YOU'VE STILL GOT TO FACE

WHEN THINGS GET ALL TURNED AROUND

YOU FEEL THE WORLD LET YOU DOWN

MAYBE YOU SIT THERE AND CRY

AS YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY

OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM, TAKE A DEEP BREATH

TAKE A STEP BACK, SEE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN

NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN

AS I MAKE MY WAY THROUGH THIS CRAZY LIFE

FORTUNE ELUDES ME, AND THINGS AREN'T GOING AS PLANNED

YESTERDAY SEEMED SO EASY, TODAY SEEMS SO HARD

BUT I WON'T BE TURNED ASIDE, WON'T BE DENIED

KARMA'S ON MY SIDE 

I COUNT EACH BLESSING, BESTOWED ON ME

NOW IT'S MY TIME, LET THINGS FALL INTO PLACE

WITH CERTAINTY, POISE AND GRACE 

#58 REFERS TO MY LAST BIRTHDAY, 58 YRS OLD,BORN IN 1958

THANKS FOR COMING BACK

 

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Blowing In The Sun

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Blowing In The Sun: BLOWING IN THE SUN WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2017   THE SUN IS COMING CLOSER ONCE AGAIN BRINGING US ANOTHER SUMMER WILL I...

Blowing In The Sun

BLOWING IN THE SUN

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017

 

THE SUN IS COMING CLOSER ONCE AGAIN

BRINGING US ANOTHER SUMMER

WILL IT SHINE IN GOLDEN LIGHT

SWEET DAYS THAT NEVER END

UNTIL THE MOON AND THE STARS TAKE THE STAGE

MOON FLOWERS BLOWING SCENTED ON A GENTLE BREEZE

FIRES COME TO LIFE ONE BY ONE 

LIGHT THE DARKNESS FROM YOUR HAPPY PLACE

WINTER WAS WAY TOO LONG

NOW THE WAITING'S GONE

FIELDS OF GREEN, BLOOMING MEADOWS

BLOWING IN THE SUN

BRIDGE TO NOWHERE

IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHINING SUMMER

IN GOLDEN LIGHT

THIS COULD TAKE AWHILE

THIS COULD TAKE ALL NIGHT

AS STARS APPEAR ONE BY ONE

UNTIL THE SKIES ARE FULL OF BURNING LIGHT

FARAWAY FROM THE CITY

AND IT LOOKS ALRIGHT

EVERY LITTLE PART OF ME

ENTRENCHED IN SUMMER. SO NATURALLY

HEARTBEAT OF SUMMER THROBBING IN THE SUN

BREATHING IN THE SEASON ALL AT ONCE

TURNING FASTER EVERYDAY

WHEN IT ALL WINDS UP

THERE'S A QUIET SADNESS

HATE WHEN IT'S ALL OVER AND DONE

LIKE LOSING A LOVER, JUST WAITING FOR ANOTHER

IN THE FADING LIGHT

BUT IF YOU COULD SEE THROUGH THIS SMILE

YOU'D SEE THE SADNESS, AND YOU'D KNOW WHY

AT THE END OF EACH GOODBYE

GOODBYE GOLDEN LIGHT

STILL DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT

WHEN THE COLD WINDS OF NOVEMBER COME

NO MORE MOON FLOWERS BLOWING IN THE SUN

NO SUMMER RAIN

A SKY WITHOUT A RAINBOW JUST AIN'T THE SAME

YOU'D THINK I'D HAVE LEARNED BY NOW

BUT THAT KIND OF SOLUTION

DON'T DO NOTHING TO SATISFY

WAITING FOR ALL THESE MONTHS TO GO BY

TO GET TO MOON FLOWERS BLOWING IN THE SUN

I HATE WHEN IT'S DONE

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: And It's You

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: And It's You: AND IT'S YOU WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON  2017  I WALK INTO THE ROOM AND YOU'RE ALREADY SLEEPING YOUR LONG ...

And It's You

AND IT'S YOU

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 

2017

 I WALK INTO THE ROOM

AND YOU'RE ALREADY SLEEPING

YOUR LONG DARK HAIR

 FALLING ON THE PILLOW SO SWEET

I THINK ABOUT US, I THINK ABOUT YOU

THE THINGS YOU DO, TO KEEP THIS GOING

AND I CAN'T HELP FEELING PROUD

FROM THE LOVE YOU GIVE ME

SWEETEST ANGEL YOU ARE MINE

MY LOVES ALL YOURS

I KNOW THINGS AREN'T THE WAY
 THEY SHOULD BE, RIGHT NOW WITH ME

I'M TRYING TO FIX IT, AND UNTIL THEN

THANK YOU SO MUCH,  FOR STANDING BESIDE ME

ANGELS COME AND GO BUT YOU STAYED WITH ME

MADE ME FEEL LIKE SOMETHING MORE

LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING GOOD AGAIN

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SOMETHING

THAT YOU BELONG TO

AND IT'S YOU. TIME AFTER TIME

THAT'S GONNA SAVE ME FROM THE WORLD

SAVE ME FROM MYSELF

LOVE ME FROM THE INSIDE

LOVE ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT

THIS MIGHT BE OUR ONLY CHANCE

YOU ONLY GET TO GO AROUND THE SUN SO MANY TIMES

BEFORE IT'S OVER, FINISHED AND DONE

JUST ASHES IN THE SUN, ON THE WIND

AND IN SOMEONES BROKEN HEART

MEMORIES RIGHT FROM THE START

EVERYDAY IS DIFFERENT, I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE

IF SWEET WORDS COULD ONLY POUR

WE'D BE FLOATING ON A SEA OF LOVE

DRIFTING IN THE SUN, JUST A FEW CLOUDS ABOVE

YOU AND I SAILING SOMEWHERE WE AGREE

AND IT'S YOU I WANT TO THE END

EVERY BUMP, EVERY BEND, EVERY GOOD TIME WITH YOU

AND ALL THE AMBIANCE THAT LIFE CAN LEND

EVERY BIT OF LOVE I CAN SEND TO YOU

 YOU KNOW WHERE MY HEART LIES, IN YOUR ARMS NEXT TO YOURS

AND IT'S YOU THAT AFFECTS ME, IN WAYS I NEVER KNEW

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Misty 3 AM

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Misty 3 AM: MISTY 3 AM WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2017 ALONE WHERE I LIE REFLECTING ON ANOTHER DAY SLEEPS NOT FARAWAY THOUGHTS A...

Misty 3 AM

MISTY 3 AM

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017

ALONE WHERE I LIE

REFLECTING ON ANOTHER DAY

SLEEPS NOT FARAWAY

THOUGHTS ARE FADING

REPLACED WITH DREAMS

BUT ARE THEY ONES I'VE ALREADY SEEN

DARKNESS FILLS MY CONSCIOUSNESS

I BEGIN TO FALL

A SUDDEN TWITCH AND I WASN'T THERE AT ALL

JUST A STOP ALONG THE WAY

DREAMING OF CLOUDS DRIFTING BY

REMEMBERING SOMETHING ABOUT EACH ONE

 THAT CAUGHT MY EYE 

NOTHING THAT MAKES ANY SENSE

SLEEPING DEEP, MADE THE LEAP FROM R.E.M.

SUNK RIGHT IN YES I AM

SOUNDO YOU WON'T WAKE ME

I'M SOMEWHERE FARAWAY

SLEEPING FOR COUNTRY, OUT COLD

AND THE MOON IS SHINING

MAKING FACES AT THE STARS

ON A SUMMERS NIGHT

 MISSING IT ALL, A FACELESS SOUL 

A RESTED ONE I KNOW

THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO

MISTY 3 AM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM

WALKING DOWN A STREET

ALL I HEAR IS THE FOOTFALLS OF MY BOOTS

I'VE GOT THE STRANGEST FEELING

LIKE I'M NOT ALONE

WHO'S FOLLOWING ME HOME

NEXT THING I KNOW

I'M SITTING ON A SHORE

SAW A BOAT AND NOW I'M LOOKING FOR MORE

THERE'S NO SENSE TO IT AT ALL

TELL MYSELF IT'S JUST ANOTHER DREAM IN THE NIGHT

AND IN THE TIME OF MORNING LIGHT

YOU WON'T REMEMBER A THING

EXCEPT SOME NAGGING LITTLE FEELING THAT TOUCHES YOU

A DREAMSCAPE THAT YOU SAW

DARKNESS FILLS MY COUNSCIOUSNESS

AS I REACH FOR THE LIGHT

I BEGIN TO FALL

A SUDDEN TWITCH AND I WASN'T THERE AT ALL

ALONE WHERE I LIE DREAMING

WAITING FOR THE DAWN

THE SUN WON'T BE LONG

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Walking Shoes

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Walking Shoes: WALKING SHOES WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2017 BLUE RAIN FALLING FROM LEADEN SKIES WALKING DOWN THE RAILROAD TIES JUST ...

Walking Shoes

WALKING SHOES

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017

BLUE RAIN FALLING FROM LEADEN SKIES

WALKING DOWN THE RAILROAD TIES

JUST BEING PENNYWISE

AND I LIKE THE EXERCISE

WALKING THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE

I CAN FEEL THE PEACE INSIDE

COMING FROM WITHOUT

HOW CAN THE SUN SHINE ON A SINGLE BLADE OF GRASS

HOW CAN IT SET LIKE A GOLDEN DREAM

I'M JUST PART OF EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN

WALKING ALONG THE RIVERCOURSE

I STOP TO WATCH A HORSE

FEEDING IN A PASTURE LIT WITH BLOOMS

THE GRASS GREEN WITH SUMMER

THE RIVER FILLED WITH SWANS

STONE WALLS DIVIDING FIELDS

HERDS OF SHEEP WANDERING THE DOWNS

FALCONS CIRCLE OVERHEAD MAKING THEIR ROUNDS 

REMOVED FROM THE HEARTLAND

WALKING BY THE SEA

STEPPING ON THE STONES

ENJOYING EVERY LITTLE MYSTERY I FIND

GOOD TIMES WEARING OUT MY WALKING SHOES

I DON'T REALLY MIND

THERE'S SO MUCH TO SEE

AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME

I'M ON MY WAY AGAIN

DON'T WANT TO WASTE MINE

WATCHING THE SUN GO DOWN

IT'S BURNING THE SKY

CHANGING DAY INTO NIGHT

WALKING IN THE FADING LIGHT

TIME TO REST MY HEAD

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Thought That I'd Be Alright

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Thought That I'd Be Alright: THOUGHT THAT I'D BE ALRIGHT WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2017 TIME RUSHES ON BEYOND WHAT YOUTH COULD UNDERSTAND IT N...

Thought That I'd Be Alright

THOUGHT THAT I'D BE ALRIGHT

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017

TIME RUSHES ON

BEYOND WHAT YOUTH COULD UNDERSTAND

IT NEVER DRAGS, IT NEVER WAITS

IT'S NEVER STILL OR HESITATES

IT WON'T BE ANY DIFFERENT

BUT IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

SHIFTING LIKE SAND, CHANGING LIKE SKYLIGHT

THERE'S NO AVOIDING

THE RHYTHM'S OF UNCERTAINTY

THE PULSE OF THE UNIVERSE

FOR EVERYTHING COMES A DAY

MY MEMORIES CHIPPED AND FADED

SLIPPING AWAY AND JADED

LIKE A BURNING SUNSET FADING

INTO THE DARK OF A SUMMER NIGHT

I THOUGHT THAT I'D BE ALRIGHT

I COULD USE A LITTLE SLEEP

SEND ME MOONBEAMS

SEND ME SWEET DREAMS

THROUGH MY OPEN WINDOW

MOON IN THE GARDEN, WAXING FULL

LIKE A SEASONED SENTRY

A KEEPER OF TIME

INSIDE IT'S MYSTIC GLOW 

OUTSIDE IT'S CONFINES

NIGHTINGALE, ON THE VALE

CALLING IT A DAY

THE SKY FILLS UP WITH ENDLESS STARS

WHILE SOLAR WINDS AT REST

FRAGILE FLOWERS CLOSE PETALS TIGHT

CHARGE UP FOR THE MORROWS SUN

IMMORTAL IN NATURE, A LEGEND IN IT'S TIME

WISHED THAT I COULD OF SAVED MORE OF MINE

BUT HOW WAS I TO KNOW

NOCTURNAL CREATURES, GREAT AND SMALL

PROWL THE NIGHT

A SCREECH A HOWL

THE FLIGHT OF AN OWL

SHATTERS THE CALM AND FADES AWAY 

TIME PASSES WITH UNINTERRUPTED RIGIDITY

RIGHT TO THE STARTING OF ANOTHER DAY

DAWN BREAKS THE SPELL

THE SKY IS GLOWING, ORANGE AND GOLD

COME ON NOW, IT'S TIME TO GO

TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE, THAT INTERRUPTS IT'S FLOW

THOUGHT THAT I'D BE ALRIGHT

NOW I'M NOT SURE

I DON'T REALLY KNOW 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: On The New Days Sun

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: On The New Days Sun: ON THE NEW DAYS SUN WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2017 ON THE NEW DAYS SUN WE WILL RIDE INTO THE BATTLE IN GLORY OUR ARMO...

On The New Days Sun

ON THE NEW DAYS SUN

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017

ON THE NEW DAYS SUN WE WILL RIDE

INTO THE BATTLE IN GLORY

OUR ARMOR POLISHED, OUR STEPS WITH PRIDE

DECIDEDLY CONFIDENT

TO DEFEAT THE OTHER SIDE

CRUSH THE FOE AND DRIVE IT HOME

THEN PUT THE SWORD BACK IN THE STONE

BLOOD ON THE GROUND, BLOOD ON THE MOON

THE CROWD CHEERS

THE FLAGS ARE HOISTED UP THE POLES

SUCH A BUNCH OF FEARLESS SOULS

ON THE NEW DAYS SUN

FREEDOM COMES WITH SPOILS OF WAR

FIGHTING GREED AND DECEPTION

ONE CAN NEVER STOP

IT NEVER SEEMS TO END

EVIL NEVER SLEEPS

MOVING TOWARDS YOU IT CREEPS

IT CRAWLS IT FLIES

WE MUST BE ON OUR GUARD

SHOOT FIRST ASK QUESTIONS LATER

IT'S REALLY NOT SO HARD

THERE'S A WARRIOR INSIDE US ALL

WAITING FOR THE CALL

TO BRING PEACE TO US ALL

NOTHING LESS THAN WE DESERVE

WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING IN RESERVE

PATIENCE GETTING THIN

AT THE PREDICAMENT THEY PUT US IN

WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE

I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE THE REASON WHY

HOW COULD THEY EVER THINK

WE'D LET OUR DREAMS JUST DIE

NOBODIES FOOLED ANYMORE

THEY'LL BE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR

SOON BE COMING THROUGH

CRUSH THE FOE AND DRIVE IT HOME

THEN PUT THE SWORD BACK IN THE STONE

IT'S TIME THIS ENDS

SO WE CAN START AGAIN 

ON THE NEW DAYS SUN PEACE WILL BEGIN

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Turning Into Stone

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Turning Into Stone: TURNING INTO STONE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON  2017 SEE THIS GOING NOWHERE NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND LIFE SHOULD NEVER BE TH...

Turning Into Stone

TURNING INTO STONE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 

2017

SEE THIS GOING NOWHERE

NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND

LIFE SHOULD NEVER BE THIS UNKIND 

INTEREST DISSOLVES LIKE SMOKE IN THE WIND

DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT HERE AGAIN

THE WHOLE WORLD IS GOING BY

LEAVING ME BEHIND

IN THE EARLY MORNINGS DAWN

IT'S THERE THAT YOU'LL FIND ME

REACHING OUT TO SOMETHING FAMILIAR

THAT'S JUST NOT THERE

JUST THE BITTER TASTE OF DESPAIR

I DON'T BELONG HERE, I TRIED TO SAY

BUT NO ONE HEARD ME ANYWAY

EVERYTHING IS TURNING INTO STONE

REVERED SILENCE ALL ALONE

YOU LOOK ALL AROUND YOU

AND YOU WONDER WHAT ALL THIS IS

IT'S BEEN SO LONG

SINCE I FELT LIKE I BELONGED

NEARLY EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING

IS ALREADY GONE

A RACE TO SUCCESS OR FAILURE

ONE I HAVE TO WIN

BITE THE BULLET, SCALE THE WALLS

STORM THE FUTURE 

WEIGH IN AGAINST THE FOE

IF ONLY IT WAS THAT EASY

IF I COULD ONLY FIND A KEY

TO UNLOCK THE MYSTERY

A NEW WORLD OPENS UP TO ME

MAYBE SOMEHOW I DIDN'T SEE

I DON'T BELONG HERE

I TRIED TO SAY

BUT NO ONE HEARD, ANSWERED MY PRAYER

I TURNED AROUND AND NO ONE WAS THERE

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

FROZEN IN TIME

EVERYTHING'S TURNING INTO STONE

DUST BLOWING ACROSS THE EMPTY PLAIN

NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME

WILL I TURN TO STONE AS WELL

IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL

BUT I CAN HARDLY MOVE

I CAN HARDLY BREATHE

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Is Anybody Really Happy

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Is Anybody Really Happy: IS ANYBODY REALLY HAPPY WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2017  WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE COMPLETE WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE WHOLE ...

Is Anybody Really Happy

IS ANYBODY REALLY HAPPY

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017 

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE COMPLETE

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE WHOLE

I'VE NEVER SEEN IT, SO I WOULDN'T KNOW

NOTHINGS EVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYONE

IT'S GOT TO CHANGE, NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED

EVERYONE WILL TELL YOU THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM

IS ANYBODY REALLY HAPPY

UNLESS THEIR IN CONTROL 

TO PREVENT A TEAR, I'LL TELL YOU

JUST WHAT YOU NEED TO HEAR

TWISTED LOGIC AT WORK BEHIND THE SCENES

WHAT'S BECOME OF ALL THAT'S PURE

WELL I'VE SEEN ENOUGH TO KNOW

THAT MOST OF THIS ISN'T RIGHT

YOU SHRUG OFF THE WARNING SIGNS

AND JUST SIT TIGHT

TELL ME WHEN YOUR SOULS ARE COMING TO LIFE

SO WE CAN TURN THIS THING AROUND

SURE THE DAYS ARE LONG AND THE NIGHTS ARE LONGER

BUT WE CAN ALL DO BETTER THAN WE ARE

A WORLD GONE MAD, NEVER SATISFIED

ALWAYS LOOKING TO THE OTHER SIDE

YOU LENT YOUR HEART TO THE IDEA

 THAT NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME

THE TRUTH IS OFTEN NEVER KIND

DON'T LET IT UNRAVEL YOU, CAUSE YOU TO UNWIND

KEEP THE MAGIC ALL INSIDE

JUST BREATHE, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT

WHAT YOU'RE FEELING LEFT YOU IN THE COLD

NOTHINGS EVER SURE BUT THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE 

IT GETS LIGHTER AFTER THE DARKEST NIGHT

THE LAST THING YOU WANNA TO DO 

IS THINK IT WON'T ALL TURN OUT RIGHT

YA WE'VE ALL HAD OUR TURN 

ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE JUST TO WATCH IT BURN

I TRY NOT TO LET THINGS BOTHER ME

WORRY'S JUST ANOTHER ENEMY, THAT I CAN DO WITHOUT

TRYING TO GAIN SOME SPEED

GET TO THE THINGS I NEED, WITHOUT DELAY

THINK I'VE GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT 

I JUST HAVE TO FIND MY WAY

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE COMPLETE

TO BE WHOLE, I'VE NEVER SEEN IT SO I WOULDN'T KNOW

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Warrior

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Warrior: WARRIOR WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2017 IF I WAS IN A BETTER PLACE I COULD BEAT THE ODDS BET I COULD COAX A SMILE RIGH...

Warrior

WARRIOR

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017

IF I WAS IN A BETTER PLACE

I COULD BEAT THE ODDS

BET I COULD COAX A SMILE

RIGHT FROM THE GODS

I COULD LIVE WORRY FREE

I COULD HAVE THE THINGS I WANTED, THAT I SEE 

I'D BE SOMEONE, EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW

FORTUNE AND RELUCTANT FAME

IF I HAD IT ALL, I COULD PLAY THE GAME

LIGHT UP MY OWN WAY

INSTEAD OF SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS

DROWNING IN RAIN, JUST THE SAME

GAVE UP ON HIDING MY FACE IN SHAME

THIS IS NOT WHO I AM AT ALL

SURE THEY CAN PUT ME DOWN

BUT I WON'T STAY

THE WARRIOR IN ME WANTS TO PLAY

I'VE NEVER GIVEN UP

TO THIS DAY

MY HEART WOULDN'T ALLOW IT

I'LL GET THERE SOMEHOW

IF I HAVE TO CRAWL

BUT IF I CAN, I'LL WALK IN TALL

PASSING PEOPLE

THAT I DON'T KNOW

EACH ONE DEFLECTS MY GLANCE

AS THEY GO

ISN'T THAT INDIGNANT 

HOW CAN THAT BE JUSTIFIED

I STILL DEFY, THE INCLINATIONS

AS THEY RISE LIKE A MIST AT MIDNIGHT

OVERGROUND I'M MAKING TRACKS IN RECORD TIME

BREAKING THROUGH ALL THE SUBLIME

TAKING IT BACK, ONE BY DAY IT'S TIME

MIDNIGHT'S BROKEN WITHOUT THE MOON

DARKNESS ENVELOPES MY ROOM

AS I LIE THERE STILL

MY MIND RACING FROM ONE THING TO THE NEXT

SLEEP JUST WON'T COME

THINKING ABOUT ALL THERE IS TO DO

AND ALL THAT I'VE DONE

LIFT ME FROM THIS MEDIOCRITY

TO A LOFTY PLACE WHERE DREAMS CAN FLY

AS CLOUDS GO DRIFTING BY

HEAVEN SENT ANOTHER DAY

SO I'LL GET ON MY WAY

SURE THEY CAN PUT ME DOWN

BUT I WON'T STAY

THE WARRIOR IN ME WANTS TO PLAY

IN THE SHADOWS OF THE TREES

WAITING RUSTLING IN THE BREEZE

THEN SLIPPING SILENTLY AWAY

ANGELS GUIDE ME THROUGH THE VALE

LIFT ME FROM THIS SILENT HELL

THE WARRIOR IN ME, WANTS TO PLAY

BUT I CAN'T STAY