And I know what I know from the monastery   I don't talk very much so be patient with me   I only say what I mean   I learned to be a man at the monastery   If that gives you the right to be frightened of me   Then you don't know who I am      I live another life   Terminally out of place   Vowed to never turn away   When I did I saw your face      And I go where I go where I want you to be   If I hold out my hand will you hold on to me   And stop the shivering inside?      And I want you to have what I wanted for me   They say life comes and goes well it's long gone for me   And I don't want to be left behind   And I know it's too late to be who I could be   But for once in my life I am who I believe   Although it makes me cry      Torn apart inside   By ghosts of comfort and disgrace   Vowed to never turn away   When I did I saw your face      And I know what I know from the monastery   I learned to be a man at the monastery   If I hold out my hand will you hold out your hand to me?   To me?