Seeing all my mistakes etched in stone Peeling all the layers of my soul and I feel alone You stand beside me, a shadow of myself and I feel hollow And I can't swallow No, it's not fair Nobody ever told me it would be this hard Forgive me no more promises; he'll tell you no more lies It's not supposed to be this way Reach your steady hand Reach your promised land With or without me 'Cause I'm falling far away To fumble the light of day and I cease to be But take comfort in the fact That I won't be hanging on your back as you go forward So say your prayers and say goodnight Whether you're wrong, whether you're right I know it's hard To be who you want to be No time to sit and comprehend; I've made up my mind To be a martyr for the cause And I can't pretend to mind And you stand beside me, an outline of myself and I feel okay And I seem okay Oh it's not fair Nobody ever told me this would never end And it happens once again, oh So go and lead your own life and leave me to mine I'm not prepared to die Reach your steady hand Reach your promised land With or without me 'Cause I'm falling far away To fumble the light of day and I cease to be But take comfort in the fact I won't be hanging on your back as you go forward So say your prayers and say goodnight Whether you're wrong, whether you're right I know it's hard To be who you want to be Reach your steady hand Reach your promised land With or without me 'Cause I'm falling far away To fumble the light of day and I cease to be And you'll never ever be But take comfort in the fact I won't be hanging on your back as you go forward So say your prayers and say goodnight Whether you're wrong, whether you're right I know it's hard Be who you want to be, yeah To be who you want to be