Stand guard over what is mine   Stand guard day and night to watch over me and mine   I keep at a distance, it suits me just fine   I need no assistance, I stand guard all the time      I meant it as a threat   It's a promise you can keep   Don't want no interference   Standing up in my sleep      Stand guard over sea and land   I watch what they've done to this earth, I don't need no master plan   When all the consequences have far been outweighed by selfish reward   I feel an obligation sometimes I'm not quite sure what it's toward      There's got to be some reason that we all keep on living   More often than not we leave this earth   With at least two handfuls of misgiving      I stand guard over what is rightfully mine   I watch all this beauty disintegrating   To stand guard is not enough   Makes me feel like I'm waiting for something horrendous to happen   But I stand guard over family and friends   It's all that I can do to stand here and watch how this lifetime ends      I've never felt as much as I feel for you now   I'm not about to stand here and watch this whole world bring you down   I see how it brings you down   But I will stand guard for you   I will stand guard over you