Standing in the spotlight it's hard to see the truth My time had come to trust someone behind my back they knew I never saw it coming but my world came crashing down They gamble on your future, play the coldest game in town What I've lost in a lifetime, mistakes it's made me see What's here in my heart they can't take that away from me Beyond all my frustration there's a fire deep inside It's been there since I started I got nothing left to hide As I climb the stairway for a piece of higher ground This time I'm looking straight ahead baby 'Cause it's dangerous looking down What I've lost in a lifetime, mistakes What's here in my soul they can't take that away from you Like a fool I was waiting until you came along You made a blind man see, your love made all the difference And nobody can't take that away from me What I've found in a lifetime, mistakes it's made me see Here in my heart they can't take that away from me, yeah They can't take that away from me Can't take that away Can't take that away Can't take that away