David Baerwald - The Best Inside You lyrics

So you wanted your stronghold You wanted some peace You wanted exemption from longing You wanted fine clothes And a powerful engine And most of all a sense of belonging So you did what you did And you were only a kid Now your actions rise up now To haunt you All those promises that you made All you've taken in trade You gave away The best inside you But what else could you do The streets are so lonesome and empty The best inside you But nobody blames you You come from the land Of hope and plenty Mornings are lonely Nights are cold neon You own all you ever dreamed of Turn away from the past And move on ever faster A slave to the name of your freedom You do what you can But you are only one man And right now you feel like less than nothing All those promises that you made All you've taken in trade You gave away The best inside you But what else could you do The streets are so lonesome and empty The best inside you But nobody blames you You come from the land of plenty The best inside you So what are you gonna do Are you desperate enough for repentance The best inside you Mocking you as you sleep The secrets that you keep inside you What you want is what you get What you get ain't what you want What you want is what you get What you get ain't what you want The best inside you But what else could you do The streets are so lonesome and empty The best inside you But nobody blames you You come from the land of plenty