All I Ask Of You (Duet with Kelly Clarkson) [From "The Phantom of the Opera"] - Josh Groban

There's a wolf that preys On a world that strays So far from the Garden And just like your own Every heart you know Seems cold and hardened You may not have the stage But you still have a voice You may not have the strength But if you have a choice I dare you to love Oh, I dare you to love Even if you're hurt and you can only see the worst Even if you think it's not enough Oh, I dare you to love We're all full of hope Tryna stay afloat, tryna save one another People let you drown 'Cause they don't know how to stay above water When they're too broken To know what they've put you through Do the only thing that you'd want done to you Oh, I dare you to love (dare you to love) Oh, I dare you to love (I dare you to love) Even if you're hurt and you can only see the worst (oh) Even if you think it's not enough (oh) Oh, I dare you to love I dare you to love, oh You may not have the stage But you still have a voice You may not have the strength But if you have a choice I dare you to love, even if you can't No, I dare you to love Oh, even if you're hurt And you can only see the worst (even if you're hurt, babe) Even if you think it's not enough Oh, I, I dare you I dare you Oh, I, I dare you to love

I forgive you, I forgive me Now when do i start to feel again I forgive you, I forgive me Now when do i start to feel again Cause the lights are on But I'm never home But I'll be back with a brand new attitude Cause I forgive you I forgive you We were just a couple of kids Trying to figure out how to live Doing it our way No shame, no blame Cause the damage is done And I forgive you I forgive you We were busy living the dream Never noticed the glass ceiling falling on us No shame, no blame Cause the damage is done And I forgive you I forgive you, I forgive me Now do I start to feel again If I hate you, what does that do So I breathe in and I count to 10 Cause the lights are on And I'm coming home Yes I am back With a new heart in my hand Cause I forgive you I forgive you We were just a couple of kids Trying to figure out how to live Doing it our way No shame, no blame Cause the damage is done And I forgive you I forgive you We were busy living the dream Never noticed the glass ceiling falling on us No shame, no blame Cause the damage is done And I forgive you I forgive you For every time that I cried Over some stupid thing you did to hurt me That's alright, yeah I forgive you I forgive you We were just a couple of kids Trying to figure out how to live Doing it our way No shame, no blame Cause the damage is done And I forgive you I forgive you We were just a couple of kids Trying to figure out how to live Doing it our way No shame, no blame Cause the damage is done And I forgive you I forgive you We were busy living the dream Never noticed the glass ceiling falling on us No shame, no blame Cause the damage is done And I forgive you

Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky you'll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through For you Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile When there are clouds in the sky you'll get by If you smile And maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through For you Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile

Some days I can't say why I'm feeling lonely And some days I am too proud to ask for help And I stumble through the noise trying to find some peace A stranger in the crowd, I lose myself So I walk down to the river Where the troubles, they can't find me Let the waters there remind me The sun will be there when we wake I walk down to the river Though I might not understand it It's not always as we planned it But we grow stronger when we break So I walk down to the river I walk down to the river This raging world can get so overwhelming Looking for a meaning when it won't make sense In my head, it's getting loud like I can't outrun this cloud No matter where I go, well there I am So I walk down to the river Where the troubles, they can't find me Let the waters there remind me The sun will be there when we wake I walk down to the river Though I might not understand it It's not always as we planned it But we grow stronger when we break So I walk down (walk down) to the river (down) I walk down (walk down) to the river (down) Let the calm pull me under Far beyond the thunder And tell me it will all be okay Let the waves take all my worries Conquer them with fury Give me shelter, be my escape I walk down to the river Where the troubles, they can't find me Let the waters there remind me The sun will be there when we wake I walk down to the river Though I might not understand it It's not always as we planned it But we grow stronger when we break So I walk down (walk down) to the river (down) I walk down (walk down) to the river (down) I walk down to the river (down) I walk down to the river, to the river (down) To the river I walk down, oh, oh, oh, oh To the river, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh