I love the time and in between   The calm inside me   In this space where I can breathe   I believe there is a distance I have wandered to touch upon the years   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 long as I can be left here to linger in silence   If I chose to would you try to understand      Oh    The quiet child awaits the day when she can break free   The mold 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   Say it's 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 long as I can be left here to linger in silence   If I chose to would you try to understand