mother just lay your head down you ve been burning both ends of the candle and you re done it s time to find your wings again and turn your face towards the sun some battles can t be won like a phoenix rising from the ashes like a phoenix rising from the flame you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright again oh brother your hands are tired you ve been holding the world up and you re losing your grip if you knew now what you knew then maybe you d be whole again but everyone falls down like a phoenix rising from the ashes like a phoenix rising from the flame you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright again you built a castle in the clouds but then the fire burned it down you re still standing anyway all you needed from the start was waiting there inside your heart to be born again  like a phoenix like a phoenix you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright again you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright you re gonna be alright again