words and music by paula mcmath

deep blue dawn hasn’t risen yet
it’s cold I can see my breath
as the air breathes icy in my lungs
I’m awake to feed the hungry day
I ache for the gift I give away
of my time so that I can pay the man

I’ve come so far to be nowhere
and I fear I’ve nothing left to give
I’ll try, I’ll do, I’ll die, I’ll dare
to find a life that makes me want to live

hit the street to pound my weary bones
I turn from the eyes without a home
hoping I will never end that way
fear I’ll drown for all this swallowing
living on borrowed everything
yet I know the path will lead me on

I’ve come so far to get somewhere
and I fear I’ve nothing left to give
I’ll try, I’ll do, I’ll die, I’ll dare
to find a life that makes me want to live

comes the night a tentative hello
she’s one to let her feelings show
hides the sun to pierce the sky to bleed
yet she comes with mercy at her side
a place to let my soul abide
to die, to sleep, to dream

I know from here I’ll get somewhere
and I trust I’ll have enough to give
I’ll try, I’ll do, I’ll die, I’ll dare
to find a life that makes me want to live