Intuition I could not ignore   Came to help me in my time of danger   Wasn't easy walking out the door   But I knew any other place was safer   And the freedom that I now enjoy   Helps the bruises in my heart to face   'Cause I know I am not afraid      You can never feel the joy and pain   That you've never known   Far too much emotion to explain   In a story that is not your own      How you gonna try to sing the blues   When the only key you know is major?   Walk a mile in someone else's shoes   And the ups and downs have got to change ya      You can't tell me that you understand   'Til my bitter tears roll down your face   'Til you're standing in my place      You can never feel the joy and pain   That you've never known   Far too much emotion to explain   In a story that is not your own      Now I've got it together   I will always remember   Where I've been, where I'm going   Why I'm here, why I'm living   Now I've got it together   There's no more desperation   Only my affirmation   To live for me      You can never feel the joy and pain   That you've never known   Far too much emotion to explain   In a story that is not your own