Never Know Lyrics

I used to have a dream

to unite poor and rich.

This was not a part of it,

this muggy bayou that bleeds.



It's hard to tell your friends

from your enemies

when all are shouting out for peace

but only some really mean it.



So tell me this:

what has been saved?

And what has died along the way?

We may never know.



I used to have a love.

All her kisses burned.

Never thought I'd yearn

when I left them behind.



So now I'm moving slow

when I want to rush.

I know that isn't best for us

so I'll keep steady stride.



But tell me this:

does fate exist?

Or have I already missed?

We may never know.



I used to have a God

who was tall and male,

stolen from a Bible tale

when my heart was still strong.



But this God evolved,

and now She wonders when

I'll pass her way for help again.

It won't be very long.



Just tell me this:

who is to blame

for all the hate preached in that name?

We may never know.



I used to have a goal

to help where I could.

Man, I used to be so good

at being selfless now and then.



But cynicism breeds

and this bayou gasps.

Sucks the life right from my grasp.

Over and over again



Oh tell me this:

can I rise anew?

To be the girl I was at youth?

That I think I know.