Matt Andersen - Bold and Beaten lyrics

As I stray out on my own Become a stranger to myself Walk away from all I own Put my life onto a Shelf I'm alone, but I'm not lonely I've got friends everywhere I go I've got a house, but still no home I take shelter in my songs I've been bold and I've been beaten I've come ahead and I've lost Everything I've been given Has been worth the pain it cost There's a lie behind my smile A truth that can't be told It's a load that I can't share So I carry that load on my own I've been bold and I've been beaten I've come ahead and I've lost Everything I've been given Has been worth the pain it cost I've got a love that can't be loved A Love that can't be held It's a love that tortures me That without my life is hell I've been bold and I've been beaten I've come ahead and I've lost Everything I've been given Has been worth the pain it cost