Sometimes I don't understand   Why I was born at all   When all that I do leaves me empty   Aching and longing for more   Sometimes I feel I could stand   Man, I feel like I'm ten feet tall   But then it's like I'm on trial and I'm guilty   I don't know exactly what for      How I wish    I could be relieved   Fall on God's doorstep   And be received   But it seems he doesn't   Care for me anymore   So I'll be on my way   Live from the cradle to the grave   On my own      Son you must understand   Why I would let you fall   It isn't because I don't love you   It's not that I want you to crawl   But the silence between us has grown   And your towers have grown so tall   "I let you choose; you have chosen"   You don't seem to want me at all      How I wish   To be reconciled   That you would just love me   With the heart of a child   But it seems you never   Want me around anymore   So you can have your way   Live from the cradle to the grave   Far from home      How I wish (Child how I love you)   I could be relieved (but you're so far away)   Fall on God's doorstep (Won't you come home to me?)   And be received (I will give you my robe)   But it seems he doesn't (Clothe you in linen)   Care for me anymore (Son I want you to stay)   So I'll be on my way (I'll set you free)   Live from the cradle to the grave (How I long to be home)      How I wish (I've been alone)   To be reconciled (so very long)   That you would just love me (with a heart made of stone)   With the heart of a child (Can you dry all the tears)   But it seems you never (I've held in my heart?)   Want me around anymore   So you can have your way (I'll be on my way)   Live from the cradle to the grave   Far from home