Reason to Be

Got as much love as Ive got anger
Got as much hope as Ive got despair
Got as much patience as Ive got restlessness
Got as much fear of you beside me as Ive got fear of you not being there

All I ever wanted was a reason
And all I ever wanted
Was a reason, a reason to be

Ill never know where the road will bend
Where the road will end, where Ill remain
I always wait for my soul to mend
And for my soul to send these subtle declarations
I swear that I could be a true and better man
With unfettered necessities exposing my raw skin
But since all I know is that nothing ever mattered
All Ive got are tattered promises, and sketchy intimations, insinuations

And all I ever wanted was a reason
All I ever wanted was a nod in my direction
All I ever wanted was a day without the darkness
All I ever wanted was
A reason, a reason to be
A reason, a reason to be

Every day I watch the sun rise
And every night I watch the stars spin
I'm lying on my back upon a hill
And nothing ever changes
Every day I rent my soul out
And every night I watch the news
I'm lying on my back, upon my bed
And here we go again

This is every day
And every day, all I ever wanted
Every day

All I ever wanted was a reason
And all I ever wanted was a nod in my direction
And all I ever wanted was a day without the darkness looming over my head
And all I ever wanted
Was a reason, a reason to be
Was a reason, a reason to be
Was a reason, a reason to be
Was a reason