Queensryche - Beside you

Take your children
Down to the water
Wash their heads
And sing .. holy, holy

Last night I dreamed
You were standing there
Strong and tall beside me.
All my life ... behind me.

You gently took me by my hand
And led me to where
I couldn’t see
But where I’ve always been...
An island.

In my dreams
I’ve been an island ...

Where I’m all alone
And I’ve built these walls
Stone by stone.
I want to leave but
I don’t know where to go.

I’ve tried the best I can
But it’s hard to be a man
And feel the way you feel.
I’m different on the inside. I’ve tried to give to you
What you need
To get you through

I’ll always be ... beside you.

The day you were born
I held you ...
Small and helpless, crying
Your life and mine entwining.

As I looked into your eyes
I saw myself in an overview
Reaching out to you
From this island in the sea.
I don’t want to be an island.

I’ve tried the best I can
But it’s hard to be a man
And feel the way you feel.
I’m different on the inside.

I’ve tried to give to you
What you need
To get you through.

I’ll always be ... beside you.