I stand alone
Shattered and broken
Cut to the bone

No turning left
No turning right
Behind me only darkness
Ahead, blinding light

My soul torn in two
My body bruised and battered
All I thought I wanted
Never even mattered

I gambled and lost
Life’s great game
With nothing left to show for
But weariness and pain 

And yet I raise my chin
And step back in
Even if only to stumble and fall
Once again 

Tomorrow the sun will rise
Even beyond the dark clouds
That hide it from my eyes 

I will go on
Until my last dawn
Greets my last day
And everlasting night
Steals me away 

I will go on