there s a young child playing all alone for the day his mother never warned him she had to go away yeah another lonely soul wanders searching out the night it wasn t supposed to end this way maybe something will turn out right give me truth i know i need the hope it s not the story of my life and i know how you are and i know how you live give me truth you can t hide there s an old soldier dreaming of his younger days so many lives he saved and all he sees are those who slipped away a woman dressed for sunday with flowers in her hair standing alone in the doorway of life will somebody shout we care give me truth i know i need the hope it s not the story of my life and i know how you are and i know how you live give me truth you can t hide the world is a better place with you filling up the space our better angels inside already know how to handle this ride everybody just need to look inside give me truth i know i need the hope it s not the story of my life and i know how you are and i know how you live give me truth you can t hide i know i i know i give me truth you can t hide