you talk about the way things were
  but I can't hear what you're saying
  a time when life was not this hard
  blessed by the innocence
    is the best yet to come?
  or did it pass by long ago?
  are we holding on to a thread
  of something already dead?
      Im not your reason to stand up straight
  shoulders back chest out and eyes raised
  stepping back, I hesitate
  I can't let myself be taken
      the reception fades the signals breaking up
  and am I moving on or am I giving up?
  If you walk away from this with anything
  live your life today.