Over The Rhine - Give Me Strength lyrics

looking at a place that's gone

boarded up my memories

but something's drawn me here again and i

i cannot leave the past alone

-hoped that i would never find

-all the shit i left behind

-now i find the child in me is going to remind me that i

-i can't forget my past for long

so take a look outside yourself

and tell me what you see

i can't believe

that you won't see the change in me

give me strength to find the road that's lost in me

give me time to heal and build myself a dream

give me eyes to see the world surrounding me

give me strength to be only me

i don't want to hear the things

you say you know all you've redeemed

'cause i can't change what's come before

build myself some better dreams

and cast off the fear that holds me here

so take a look outside yourself

and tell me what you see

i can't believe

that you won't see the change in me

give me strength to find the road that's lost in me

give me time to heal and build myself a dream

give me eyes to see the world surrounding me

give me strength to be only me