Song Lyrics

Oh mother sometimes I feel my life draining away
Ebbing away just like the tide
Oh father, sometimes I feel my life drifting away
Fading away into the cold black night
I have seen so many terrible things
Horrible things pass before my eyes
I long for the comfort a long sleep would bring
So come tuck me in and kiss me goodnight

For I am so weary and not thinking clearly
Truly frightened of the things that I might do
My dreams have been shattered
My soul left in tatters
I'm a shell of the man who you once knew

Oh mother can't you see a little hope for me
Just within reach to keep me hanging on
Oh father I pray that you will give me the strength
To get through this pain and move beyond
Let the traumas I've been through all disappear
Like a nightmare so clear can vanish with the dawn
Leaving the ghost of my dark thoughts behind
Let me find peace of mind, so I can be strong

Let the light that's within me
Shine through this city
And illuminate every soul within its walls
Let a positive vision conquer superstition
And rise as a blessing to us all

Mark Thomas Wilkins