Held Up - Glen Phillips

I’ve been dreaming of the day of judgment

Wondering what I’ll say

For the seasons I lost to sorrow

The sin of my wasted days

For the beauty I should have noticed

The kindness I did not give

The bounty I took for granted

The life that I could have lived

Held up at the gates of heaven

Held up before the light

Stretched out ‘til i was transparent

There was nowhere i could hide

The preacher he talks of glory

Of streets to be paved in gold

He’s got a book and he’s got a story

And we all have heard it told

Well I wonder how he came to thinking

That he’s speaking for the one above

‘Cause the only rule I know is true

There’s no limit to the reach of love

No Limit to the reach of love

Held up at the gates of heaven

Held up before the light

Stretched out ‘til i was transparent

There was nowhere i could hide

Sent back to the living world

I’ve got so much more to learn

Everybody makes the same mistakes

Everybody takes their turn

How can you sit in judgment

How do you cast that stone

When everybody here’s a sinner

And everybody feels alone

Brother you aren’t so broken

Sister you ain’t so small

Everybody leaves together

Or nobody goes at all

Held up at the gates of heaven

Held up before the light

Stretched out till i was transparent

There was nothing i could hide

Sent back to the living world

I’ve got so much more to learn

Everybody makes the same mistakes

Everybody takes their turn

Everybody makes the same mistakes

And everybody takes their turn