You ran across the yard and turned your back   Your brother he watched and in the grass he sat   The neighbor kid with a loaded gun and car   He fired a shot and the bullet grazed your heart      The doctors they watched you close and held their breath   And some would believe in a miracle they witnessed   The bullet stopped short and broke one of your ribs   A hospital bed and a second chance to live      You're closer to death   The neighbors - they left, ashamed of what he did   Their son, they hid   And all of the rest - your days that are left - upon your chest: a scar   A gift; your heart never stopped      I was afraid of what a friend told me   A burst of light and the harsh reality   He could recall a voice so comforting   But still it was hard to know what to believe      I looked away as my head absorbed the facts   And ran through the house until I reached the back   I couldn't help but be taken with the fear   It's unavoidable but he is always near      I was closer to death    And I would have guessed it was my turn to go   He told me so   And the all of the rest of my days that are left - upon my chest: a scar   A gift; my heart never stopped