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