And as the day begins to rise...
Giving day new light and liberty and justice, just the American way
I was taken by surprise...
To see those gates closed tightly...step in line son's all I heard him say
And as the day begins to lay...
Across the land like a blanket playing life as if it were a game
I tried walking towards the light...
With my fist in the air, I turned my head and lost the fight
There's nothing left for me down here...so why can't I just fly
Away from all this pain and fear...among the broken lights
Time will surely take its toll...
Wrinkle skin, grey hair and turn all of you young to old
I can't change my life if I tried...
And with this I'll never be a star in the sky
There's nothing left for me down here...so why can't I just fly
Away from all this pain and fear...among the broken lights
I've been blinded by the sun
For all the evil things I've done
You made me sleep inside of darkness
You made me hide behind a gun
Don't want to walk behind your shadow
Won't you help me free my mind
I want to live for tomorrow
Cause tomorrow's just the end of time
Right... Don't you walk away
Right... No I can't
Right... Don't you walk away
Right
There's nothing left for me down here...so why can't I just fly
Away from all this pain and fear...among the broken lights
I've paid my dues, I've walked that road...and now I want to rise
Above the clouds where angels glow...among the broken lights
It's getting hard to breath...
It's getting hard to breath...
It's getting hard to breath...