i m staring at a box so is my mother my sisters too a wooden box painted light blue i m sweating in my suit so many people in the room the microphone won t work just crashes all the words coming from my cousin he s at the podium not like he wasn t already stuttering because his eyes were watering watering because the thought that i know that we both got and all the light that you gave me has tanned my soul completely it all came from your heart but now it s just so dark i ll grow paler than chalk i m staring at box containing something that i loved my dad s giving me a nod guess that means that it is my time to come up i m handed my guitar everyone s trying to look through me as if i will get them far and i sing amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me the crowd s expressions darker than the clothes they wear as i play each trembling note and all the light that you gave me has tanned my soul completely it all came from your heart but now it s just so dark i ll grow paler than chalk i m staring at box containing something that i loved and all the light that you gave me has tanned my soul completely it all came from your heart but now it s just so dark i ll grow paler than chalk i m staring at box containing something that i loved