The Gift

It's funny how it starts, just how it all begins.
You get your sights on dreams,and man a thousand different things.
You are on for yourself,you're chasing cool desire.
You get addicted fast, but man you're playin' with fire.

Then there's a day that comes to you.
When you get all you want, but there's a space inside that's still as empty as it was.
'Till an angel comes your way and man she's fallin fast.
You know she's so in need but she is to afraid to ask.

So you hold on out your hands and catch her best you can.
And in givin' love you feel a better man.

And the gift is what you get by givin' more than you receive.
And you're learnin' fast that maybe this is how you'll be happy.
'Cause in takin' everything you lost, the air you need to breath.
But in givin' it away, you found the precious thing you seek.

Man, it's funny how she smiles, how grateful she is now.
And how that touches me deep in my heart somehow.
Yet the mirror laughs at me when I forget myself.
When I complain about, this hand that I got dealt.

And if I had know before, how much she would change my life.
I'd sure go back in time and tell that guy ...hey, man.
You can do better than this, you can answer your prayers.
You can grant your own wish.

Just hold on out your hands and give the most you can.
And I swear to you you'll feel a better man.

And the gift is what you get by givin' more than you receive.
And you're learnin' fast that maybe this is how you'll be happy.
'Cause in takin' everything you lost, the air you need to breath.
But in givin' it away, you found the precious thing you seek.

And it's better by far to do what you do now.
And leave the rest to love.
Just be strong in who you are.
Once you start on that road.
You're safe in the knowledge.
That anyway you go.
Will lead you home.

And the gift is what you get by givin' more than you receive.
And you're learnin' fast that maybe this is how you'll be happy.
'Cause in takin' everything you lost, the air you need to breath.
But in givin' it away, you found the precious thing you seek.

So precious precious precious...

What If

When Everyone talks and nobody listens
The message is harder to hear
If nobody bends, something gets broken
And somebody pays with their tears
If we never reach out,then no one comes in
How can we change what is

What if we did what hearts are for
Opened up every door
We could be so much more
What if we give more than we take
What if we don't turn away
We'll never look back and say,what if

If we were one road,how far could we travel
And where would this journey lead
If we were a mountain as tall as forever
I wonder how far we could see
If we only reach up and never look down
A dream is as close as a wish

What if we did what hearts are for
Opened up every door
We could be so much more
What if we give more than we take
What if we don't turn away
We'll never look back and say,what if

We try to find the answers beneath the wisdom tree
When love alone will lead us to everything we need
When we don't know where to go,maybe we already know

What if we did what hearts are for
Opened up every door
We could be so much more
What if we give more than we take
What if we don't turn away
We'll never look back and say,what if

What if we did what hearts are for
Opened up every door
We could be so much more
What if we give more than we take
What if we don't turn away
We'll never look back and say,what if

You're Never Alone

I've got a picture hanging on the wall
It's hard to believe
You were ever that small
Now you've got bigger ideas
Greater ambitions
Higher to reach but further to fall
It used to be you needed me
But now you've grown
So tall and strong
Now you're on your own

But when the walls of your world
Come tumbling down
When you heart starts breaking
And there's no-one around
Just look over your shoulder
Where ever you roam
And remember, you're never alone

You can love without limit
From deep in your soul
If you keep a young heart son
You will never grow old
You can fly to the moon
As high as it seems
But you can crash to the ground
On the wings of your dreams
But you will see...
There will be times when you feel ten feet tall
Times you'll have it all

But when the walls of your world
Come tumbling down
When you heart starts breaking
And there's no-one around
Just look over your shoulder
Where ever you roam
And remember, you're never alone

I can't stop you from living
I can't blame you for trying
I can't stop you from loving
I can't keep you from crying

But when the walls of your world
Come tumbling down
When you heart starts breaking
And there's no-one around
Just look over your shoulder
Where ever you roam
And remember, you're never alone
Remember, you're never alone

Illusions

Middle of the night and it's getting so hard to breathe
You can't sleep, can't think, can't hardly dream
Do you fear what the world wants you to be?
Open your eyes and just see what the world is
Open your mind and you're free

There's more in this world than we see
Just leave these illusions behind and run with me
if all of the things that you thought you would be
Pass you by
We'll find what we need in our lives
We'll find what we need in our lives

I spent a lifetime hoping it would come to me
Getting lost in the lies I believed
We're covered by a mask that we think is our sin
But never realizethat the truth is within
Open your eyes and just see what the world is
Open your mind and you're free

There's more in this world than we see
Just leave these illusions behind and run with me
if all of the things that you thought you would be
Pass you by

And what are you hiding from?
Is it safe there inside your walls?
'Cause your chance is bound to come
If you're strong enough to live at all
We'll find what we need in our lives
We'll find we we need in our lives
Open your eyes and just see what the world is
Open your mind and you're free

There's more in this world than we see
Just leave these illusions behind and run with me
if all of the things that you thought you would be
Pass you by
Pass you by

There's more in this world than we see
Just leave these illusions behind and run with me
if all of the things that you thought you would be
Pass you by
We'll find what we need in our lives
We'll find what we need in our lives