it's late
i'm thinking
what's the point?
i'm gazing
far upon a distant
memory
a life i never knew
a chance i never took
i search the sky
for an answer
that i know is
somewhere else
look around me
and i find nothing
but disappointment
a past i'm not too sure
i know how to shed
the shell i took
given me
by someone dark
(and gone)
the awards i never won
the recognition i deserved
but never got
always hiding
in the shadows
riding someone else's coattails
every time i thought
things were at their worst
everything was looking up
it all fell apart
and i'm gazing
scanning the stars
big dipper
orion's belt
where is my answer?
i'm looking
turn from the stars
look at myself
look at what i'm doing
look at where i am
who i'm making myself
take a look
around myself
don't look at the past
but at my present
and my future
i know where i'm going
i know who i'll be
i need not wish
for anything
i have everything
that i need
and with a little help
from one i trust
but never see
i think things
will be alright
with a little bit
of faith
i know i'll be
just fine