When I close my eyes, when I close, when I close my eyes everything's alright and I drift away (drift away), drift away and I drift away Still I rise, still I rise They try to clip my wings but still I fly They try to bring me down

I know there'l come a day, that all that will remain are only memories Of the people that we knew in this brilliant life and all the sacrifices That came with a price looking back, we turned out alright I want you to know, that i thought of you today I want you to know... before i close my eyes to sleep tonight I think about the passing years we shared together.together I know there'l come a day when all thats said and done the heart Will pave the way for all to come. no need to hesitate. let the Truth be the one that was shared today, when all is said and done I want you to know, that i thought of you today I want you to know... before i close my eyes to sleep tonight I think about the passing years we shared together.together And i will close my eyes to always find the memory of you and i Together... together Hear what i say, goodwill to you all, we'll meet upon the fields And walk together, where ever we may go, where ever we may go Where ever we may go, where ever we may go Before i close my eyes to sleep tonight I think about the passing years we shared together.together And i will close my eyes to always find the memory of you and i Together... oh together Before i close my eyes, before i close my eyes...

Put it down, no, I gotta zone out to get by Once I'm done, I'll try, try But once again, I close my eyes I close my eyes Playback, repeating the same old night Waking up stupid thinking what's the plan, plan? I know for sure where it's gonna end Where it's gonna end Once again, I close my eyes Once again, I close my eyes Once again, I close my eyes Once again, I close my eyes

There was a girl I used to know She was oh so beautiful But she's not here anymore She had a college degree Smart as anyone could be Had so much to live for But she fell in love With the wrong kinda man He abused her love and treated her so bad There was not enough education in her world That could save the life of this little girl How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes She tried to give a cry for help She even blamed things on herself But no one came to her aid Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell That's what we'd like to tell ourselves But no, it wasn't that way So she fell in love With the wrong kinda man And she paid with her life For loving that man So we cannot ignore We must look for the signs And maybe next time We might save somebody's life How come, how long It's not right, it's so wrong Do we let it just go on Turn our backs and carry on Wake up, for it's too late Right now, we can't wait She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes I on occasion met that guy It's been a feeling deep inside Something about him wasn't right The way he proves himself a man By beatin' his woman with his hands Oh I wish she'd seen the light (Hey) How can someone like that Call himself a man (He's not a man) Coz In reality he's far more less than that And we cannot ignore Whenever we see the signs 'Cause any kinda of abuse God knows it's a crime How come (how come...), how long (how long...) It's not right (it's not right...), it's so wrong (so wrong...) Do we let it just go on (just go...) Turn our backs and carry on Wake up (wake up...), for it's too late (too late...) Right now (now...), we can't wait (we can't wait...) She won't have a second try Open up your hearts As well as your eyes...