Seeing all my mistakes etched in stone Peeling off the layers of my soul And I feel alone And 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 So give me no more promises, and I'll tell you no more lies It's not supposed to be this way Reach your steady hand Reach your promised land with or without me 'Cause I've fallen far away Too far for 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 good night Whether you're wrong, whether you're 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 mind And you stand beside me, an outline of myself, and I feel OK, and I seem OK No, it's not fair Nobody ever told me this would never end And it happens once again Oh, so go and lead your own life, and leavme to mine I'm not prepared to die Reach your steady hand Reach your promised land with or without me 'Cause I've fallen far away Too far for 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 good night Whether you're wrong, whether you're right, I know it's hard To be who you want to be Reach your steady hand Reach your promised land with or without me 'Cause I've fallen far away Too far for 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 good night Whether you're wrong, whether you're right, I know it's hard To be who you want to be, yeah To be who you want to be