Seeing all my mistakes etched in stone   Peeling all the layers of my soul and I feel alone   You stand beside me, a shadow of myself and I feel hollow   And I can't swallow   No, it's not fair   Nobody ever told me it would be this hard   Forgive me no more promises; he'll tell you no more lies   It's not supposed to be this way      Reach your steady hand   Reach your promised land   With or without me   'cause I'm falling far away   To fumble the light of day and I cease to be   But take comfort in the fact   That I won't be hanging on your back as you go forward   So say your prayers and say goodnight   Whether you're wrong, whether you're right I know it's hard   To be who you want to be      No time to sit and comprehend; I've made up my mind   To be a martyr for the cause   And I can’t pretend to mind   And you stand beside me, an outline of myself and I feel okay   And I seem okay   Oh it's not fair   Nobody ever told me this would never end   And it happens once again, oh   So go and lead your own life and leave me to mine   I’m not prepared to die      Reach your steady hand   Reach your promised land   With or without me   'cause I’m falling far away   To fumble the light of day and I cease to be   But take comfort in the fact   I won’t be hanging on your back as you go forward   So say your prayers and say goodnight   Whether you're wrong, whether you're right I know it’s hard   To be who you want to be      Reach your steady hand   Reach your promised land   With or without me   'cause I’m falling far away   To fumble the light of day and I cease to be   And you’ll never ever be   But take comfort in the fact   I won’t be hanging on your back as you go forward   So say your prayers and say goodnight   Whether you're wrong, whether you're right I know it’s hard   Be who you want to be, yeah   To be who you want to be