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once upon a time it seems a long long time ago
hope was a strong wind in my sails
and I gave my heart and soul and everything I know
believing my gut trust never fails
and no matter what the day would bring
I was fine as long as I could sing

the song would express my feelings
singing let me know I was alive
no matter what I would go through
singing told me I could survive

and when I would sing
everything was alright
I could be laughing
I could be crying
but when I'd sing
I could feel love's light
and I was living
even if I was dying

then another time that feels more like yesterday
hope became a dead sea calm
and I lost my heart and soul and everything I know
all I could hear were alarms
and as if I could no longer breath
I couldn't sing, all I could do was grieve

the song was gone and with if feeling
everything just became numb
no matter what I would go through
I was blind, deaf, and dumb

when I could not sing
everything was all wrong
I could be laughing
I could be crying
it really didn't matter
I couldn't find my song
I could not sing
I couldn't feel love's light
if I said I was living
I would be lying
even the dead are dying

searching for my voice
the confidence, the privacy
living in somebody else's space
the wall are caving in on me
searching for my song
the only peace that's mine alone
life is a song for singing
mine's become a monotone
all I have left is this moan
throw this old dog another bone

and let me remember
please let me remember
when I had a song all my own
when I had a voice all my own

and when I would sing
everything was alright
I could be laughing
I could be crying
but when I'd sing
I could feel love's light
and I was living
even if I was dying

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