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From The Look Down

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Another spotlight, make the headlines.

A final shout-out to the ranks of the-do-fine.

Did I make you stop and think?

Now looking down… from the look down,

me and every other ghost in this town

who couldn’t live life on the brink.

 

And I say - hey. There’s got to be a way

for everyone who couldn’t be.

Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.

Gotta be a way… for me.

 

Now I’ve opened my eyes. I finally see

the lonely eyes that once looked back at me.

We shared the emptiness inside,

each wanting what the other had.

Well, I guess we all lied… just trying to be.

 

And I say - hey. There’s got to be a way

for everyone who cannot be.

Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.

Gotta be a way… for me.

 

We all want to change the world, don’t we?

Let a new flag unfurl, but tell me -

how can anything change if our hearts stay the same?

It’s not even worth a try unless we change the reason why…

we live.

 

So I say - hey. There’s got to be a way

for everyone who trying be.

Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.

Gotta be a way… for me.

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