The pain that is dwelling deep down within Hanging out telling lies to my inner man I know you asked what shall I do with the pain. Get rid of it now so that joy can remain I have embraced, caressed and loved you too long I even believed it was you who made me so strong You protected me and kept me safe from all harm Get rid of you now; tell me why we can’t go on Let me be your victim, terrorize me again Deprive me from loving my fellow man I allow you to keep me stuck in my past Please don’t let me go I promise we can make it last The rage that’s inside me the beast that’s within It is laying there dormant motivation is sin Created by lust and fulfilled by pain How can I make it in the sunshine when all I know is rain? No expectations no disappointment is what I believe There is no joy out there for me to receive My parents didn’t love me you were always there You never left me you showed me you cared You hung out with me no matter where I went You were still right there even when my money was spent You were always there when I was drunk and high You were even there when I slept with those guys You didn’t judge me you just let me be And when I rejected you, you came back faithfully Tapped me on my shoulder and asked how I’ve been Took away my joy and reminded me you were my friend You reminded me that I must settle for less There is no me without you tell me what do I have left Painful reminders of all those things That happened to me Those memories that have haunted tortured and molded me I thought that you would be forever mine But today I see that now it is time To let go of my past and live for today Plan for the future, yes that’s where I’ll stay God has a better plan for me, and now I can see It wasn’t you who kept me safe it was always he He was always was there right next to you Looking over your shoulder telling me what to do He’s the one who protected me when I was drunk and high And made sure I didn’t fall victim to those mischievous guys He too was right there when I was out on the streets He even protected me from that one little thief And those people that planned to leave me dead in the street He thwarted their plans and he saved my life Kept my family from feeling that anger and strife That kept them from burying me in the prime of my life So I must release you pain and begin The next chapter of my life with my true friend He comforts me and takes the pain away Yes you must go now in God I remain The joy that I feel is a natural high, No more oppression, depression must die I won’t hold on to the past anymore, So long goodnight, you must hit the door Never to return, I won’t let you in I am now in a love relationship with my true friend.