when you throw your arms around me you know that i ll be there till you were lost in the way you found me you know that i ll be there we all need someone just to keep hanging on it s enough to hold you here in my arms the light that we share gonna light up the sky i sit and i stare as if i don t care it s just the child in me won t go away i beg you to stay this is my prayer when i was young i was selfish darling i wanted my own way you were the shock to the system darling a chance for sudden sway we all make mistakes i m all over the place but you know that i ll be there in the end the light that we share gonna light up the sky i sit and i stare and i don t know why it s just the child in me won t go away i beg you to stay this is my prayer the light that we share gonna light up the sky i sit and i stare and i don t know why it s just the child in me won t go away i beg you to stay this is my prayer the light that we share gonna light up the sky i sit and i stare and i don t know why it s just the child in me won t go away