Together On Our Own

I learned to walk when I was one
 Beneath the Oklahoma sun
 And from that day, I started taking my own route
 I learned to read when I was two
 And I believed it all was true
 Too young to fill my mind with questions and with doubt
 I made made my first friend when I was three
 But by four, he moved away so very far from me
 At five I wondered why, people live and people die
 Why the things I loved just slowly slipped away from me
 And only stars remained the same
 Cold night, starlight
 We are not alone
 Cold night, starlight
 We are not alone
 We're together on our own
 I said goodbye when I was ten
 To Santa Claus and all his friends
 I had to leave those childish stories all behind
 But when they told me god was real
 I just couldn't help but feel
 This burning question that was tugging on my mind
 By the time I was eleven, I had given up on heaven
 And everything was falling into place
 I kept my mouth shut, so I wouldn't rock the boat
 Cuz a kid who's fallen overboard is too ashamed to float
 And still the stars remained the same
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 I learned to walk, when I was one
 Without a crutch to lean upon
 I had to relearn everything
 My legs were weak without the wings
 But I'm stronger now, my mind is free
 Controlling my own destiny
 When I write the final chapter
 That's the last you'll read of me
 There's not a finish line / But there is nothing that I fear
 Today I went to see a friend
 His days are almost at an end
 The doctors say he's got a month or two to live
 He called to me there from his bed
 And with a weakening voice he said
 "If there's no god, then tell me what the hell's the point?"
 I didn't have the answer, so I looked at him and said
 You were always giving love, you could have taken it instead
 This journey may be pointless, but at least I sure can say
 You made it better for the rest of us you crossed along the way
 And still the stars remain the same
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