Seein' all my mistakes etched in stone
Feelin' all the layers of my soul
And I fill 'em up
You stand beside me, a shadow of myself and I feel hollow
And I can't swallow
No, it's not fair
Nobody ever told me it would be this hard
Forgiving no more promises he'll tell you no more lies
It's not supposed to be this way

Reach your steady hand
reach your promise land
You left without me
'Cuz I'm fallin' far away
To fumble the light of day
And I cease to be
But take comfort in the fact that I won't be hanging on your back as you go forward
So say your prayers and say goodnight
Whether your wrong, whether your right I know it's hard
To be who you want to be

No time to sit and comprehend I've made up my mind
To be a martyr for the cause
And I can't pretend to mine
And you stand beside me an outline of myself and I feel okay
And I seem okay
Oh it's not fair
Nobody ever told me this would never happen
And it happened once again
So go and lead your own life and leave me to mine
I'm not prepared to die

Reach your steady hand
Reach your promise land
Oh it won't help me
'Cuz I'm falling far away to walk the light of day and I cease to be
But take comfort in the fact I won't be hanging on your back as you go forward
So say your prayers and say goodnight
Whether your wrong, whether your right I know it's hard
To be who you want to be

Reach your steady hand
Reach your promise land
Oh it won't help me
'Cuz I'm falling far away to walk the light of day and I cease to be
And you'll never ever be
But take comfort in the fact I won't be hanging on your back as you go forward
So say your prayers and say goodnight
Whether your wrong, whether your right I know it's hard
To be who you want to be (yeah)
To be who you want to be