Here I Stand

It's dark and i'm trying to find

A state of mind where i can hide away

Knocking on people's doors, greeted with open arms

But it's no secret i'm not welcome where i stay

I've been struggling on, trying to belong

To face after familiar face

But i give in to fear and a curtained room

With no comfort but the warmth in his embrace

Oh, if i could say

Without being afraid

Or him raising a hand

I'd say you know i have hopes

I have some dreams

And i have the right to make a stand

So here is the line

The line to my place

The place that i call my own

And you will leave me alone

Cos here i stand

It's cold outside, crouched by a light

Holding up pictures in the same hand as my smoke

How happy i was then, look at my smile

I, i must have been on dope

How the times have changed, how little danger

I get into by choice

Kids, they keep me sane, numb from the pain

Cos they know how to raise their voices, oh, whoa

Oh, if i could say

Without being afraid

Or him raising a hand

I'd say you know i have hopes

I have some dreams

And i have the right to make a stand

So here is the line

The line to my place

The place that i call my own

And tell them all here i stand

Here i stand

Here i stand

Here i stand

Oh, if i could say

Without being afraid

Or him raising a hand

I'd say you know i have hopes

I have some dreams

And i have the right to make a stand

So here is the line

The line to my place

The place that i call my own

And you will leave me alone

Cos here i stand

Cos here i stand

Here i stand