I really wanted these pages to begin With once upon a time like all those lullabies I should've known better I'll admit it, I thought when I let you in You were my shining knight from all those stories This love is your illusion, this love is your

'Cause you really hurt me I got to go Once upon a time on the same side But no, you let me go Oh you really hurt me Once upon a time somebody ran Somebody ran away saying, "Fast as they can" Once upon a time we fell apart You're holding in your hands

Have not the strongest And closest ties been bound so long I've called upon them They remind me where I'm from With deep conviction I am connected cross the miles With out them nothing worth relying on It's been so long since I could say I've needed

I feel there's no place left to hide Drowning in slow motion From myself, I am left behind Is this fate imagined? Blackened horizon Light has withdrawn All behold the bloodshed Down upon your knees All extol the godsend

Talk about, judgement Speakin' to me with the people I'm leadin' em underway But you got it all wrong Let ye cast no judgement upon thy neighbor Before the beam of thy own eyes have been cleansed In the wicked ways of the world God gives the remission

There is a place Here in this house That you can stay If you should fall upon hard times If you should lose your way Deadlines and commitments I'll be waiting I am on your side This offer would be standing

They'll take me out at dawn and I will die There won't be time to share our love for we must say goodbye Oh, Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger With all my love I'll place this wedding ring upon your finger As we gather in the

I loved you then I love you now I had to take a chance To happen now and then Across the street your smile broke Like a wave upon my face You didn't notice me at all Across the street I saw you With some other pretty face 'Cause special moments only tend

And alone I stand No allegiance Defiant I withstand This resistance I reject what you demand A day of great tribulation is upon us A time of deception conflict and unrest I will not cower in fear and submission I will hold my ground and resist

Verse 1:(Kris Kristofferson) E A E A I'm gonna steal a silver stallion,with not a mark upon his silky hide E A E