Sweating in the kitchen 
Getting vibes from the television 
Stating we are not set free 
Another night of misery 
It brought me closer to home
And it cuts me to the bone 
To see the stares of the beaten men 
I know that it will happen again 
    
Late at night I see these things 
Holding what the future brings 
    
And struggle we might 
To learn what's wrong and right 
But I've seen the bloodshed
 Of a hundred fights inside 
    
Wrong turn on a long dark road 
A pain that will never show 
That night we lost a friend 
A wound that will never mend 
We touched despite the grudge 
A memory that will never budge 
A feeling that I won't forget 
A vision from when we met 
    
Some people hold inside 
What others keep alive 
    
I am Strong enough to succeed If I stop 
And spend time 
Holding 
On to special thoughts
 That I 
Feel I need to keep