A Life - Talisman

momma, do u feel the pain as i’m travelin'

thru the fields of your soul

momma, please take my hand,

help me 2 understand

cuz, i’m afraid 2 face this life alone

people, faces everywhere

everytime i turn i see another stop& stare

2 much, 2 soon, take a picture

of the modern world

televisionaries, hari-kari, quite contrary

u’d think the trials of life were scary

4 a boy growin' 2 a man,

now watch my flag unfurl, good god,

the mirror on the wall shows a frightened man

the lessons i’ve learned could not explain

the meaning of love now sees thru puzzled eyes

no 1 could define the joy & the pain, i’m born again

i’d die 4 your love if u’d take me in

true life begins, as i embrace another miracle

i live 4 your love, til the day we die with no tears 2 cry,

i’ll guide u thru fear & desire, oh

all i know, in the shadows of where i’ve been

all i know, no more cares if i lose or win now i know,

as i watch my children grow now i know,

i’m fulfilling my mother’s soul all i know,

while the world is spinnin' around all i know,

& the hands of time r tickin' down now i know,

i look back 2 my days of youth

now i know, i’m much older now, but i’m not yet thru

i’m still searchin' the keys of my life

the war’s far from over inside

i died in your arms as your tears recite

our pictured life, did i fulfill my prediction

was it all i yearned 2 know, so long ago

if i had the chance 2 do it all again,

i wouldn’t change a thing