I love the time and in between    the calm inside me    in the space where I can breathe    I believe there is a    distance I have wandered       to touch upon the years of    reaching out and reaching in    holding out holding in       I believe    this is heaven to no one else but me    and I'll defend it as long as I can be    left here to linger in silence    if I choose to    would you try to understand       Oh the quiet child awaits the day when she can break free    from all that clings like desperation    oh Mother don't you see I've got    to live my life the way I feel is right for me    you says is not right for you but it's right for me...       I believe...       this is heaven to no one else but me    and I'll defend it as long as    I can be left here to linger in silence    if I choose to    would you try to understand