For all that you suffer There is not much to show No one to blame but yourself But that's not how it goes Buy the illusion 'Cause it just isn't fair That you should carry the cross Although it is yours to bear Tired and broken You sift through the pain Looking for someone to blame Rather than carve A lonely path You just give yourself away So helpless here I am And from where I stand I can see it all But can only watch you fall 'Cause you take all I say And just brush it away I can make you hear But what I'm missin' Is a way to make you listen Sometimes the light's too bright And so you close your eyes But just because it's dark Doesn't' mean the sun has died Adversity builds character There's always a price to pay That's why no one gave us wings 'Cause then we'd just fly away Forgiveness is just fine Until it goes too far No one wants the heartache But it makes us who we are