Above the plains of Omaha I think of all the suffering I saw The soaking of the pavement Sprawled upon a land without a law Everything I loved, everything I found or I hoped for Frightened, I'm surrounded Who else is there to turn to anymore? Oh I held out my arms Oh I held out my arms Held out my arms There was a time I spoke the truth But my younger years were wasted on my youth Somewhere I awakened With a crack to a pounding on the roof Sure I heard the sound As evidence, or better yet as proof I was as naked as the day that I was born Beneath the fullness of the moon Oh I held out my arms Oh I held out my arms Held out my arms Far away I hear singing Far away, a song The blinding light of morning came Flooding through the window like a friend Like a wild revelation Like a shining invitation to attend Spoken as a prayer Unbroken by despair I make amends The love inside our hearts Is the only kind of savior we've been sent Oh I held out my arms Oh I held out my arms Held out my arms