Why'd you run, tell me, why'd you disappear now?
They're unaware, share, give a hand to help son
But I am a gentleman who says what he means now
Like a hymn within to help us understand
Oh, you give them away but they'll come back to you someday
And never buy that freedom just ain't free now
Or put your life in the hands of any struggle
Oh, realize, it ain't wise to idealize
Dearest dear, I know you been here
Years away, finds me here today
I may not know, how to treat or give you what you need
On my own, always on my way now
Seems to be the only time that I can see you clearly
And no it ain't fair and if God forbid you care
So you raise them up, to Heaven always hell
Wanna know why nobody was ever there to help them
Twelve years old, in your mama's clothes
Something for the hand, they're never there to lend
That you're not here with me
It's enough to get you in a whole lotta trouble
And praise the kindness of a gentle breeze
So I send my friends, gifts from where I've been
And now I sing upon my knees
Never renounce or ever claim to be
And don't pretend, you won't reach it in the end now
Told years away and past my baby dying
Just close your eyes and make them disappear now
Heaven awaits, we're making our last stand
I see it swell like a story in me to tell
Ella sang, siftin' in the sand
And if you hear, someone's comin' near
Better keep those eyes, climbing paradise
Shut the blinds and lock up every door
