Life's not what it used to be I struggle to survive Always short of everything A failure in your eyes To understand what's in my head Takes energy for two Let all be known and all be shown What I really think of you So hold me to the light And watch me fade to white And burn away Their souls are on your hands Too late to make amends You've chosen your way I've heard it all before And I won't preach it anymore That life's not made to waste So do what you can to be Be who you want to be Just in case Stranglehold of bend and fold To feed your sense of self I spent my life to be your slave Surrounded by myself To want someone to comprehend Is to want it all in gold I see myself in black and white Beaten down and old Beaten down and old So hold me to the light And watch me fade to white And burn away Their souls are on your hands Too late to make amends You've chosen your way I've heard it all before I won't preach it anymore Life's not made to waste So do what you can to be Be who you want to be Just in case