I am weighed down by this pain 
I am blackened by this stain 
But I can't complain 
We have to choose and deal with the rest 
I must meet this challenge 
I must pass this test 
Have to work with what 
I've got Have to walk before 
I run No point in always looking back 
The past can't be undone 
And I have this cross to bear 
Can't pretend it isn't there 
Trust, once broken, so difficult to repair 
Trust me, though 
To try and make it there 
Life is truth and dare 
We have to choose and deal with the rest 
In this labyrinth of options 
This pitfall ridden quest 
Have to work with what 
I've got Have to walk before 
I run No point in always looking back 
The past can't be undone 
And I have this cross to bear 
Can't pretend it isn't there 
The nails are driven in 
But not all the way 
There's no tragic necessity 
Tomorrow can be a better day 
So here I sit, alone 
Peruse my thoughts, survey my heart 
And work to reconstruct 
This whole that's splintered into parts 
Life is a dare 
We have to choose and deal with the rest 
I must meet this challenge 
I must pass this test 
Have to work with what 
I've got Have to walk before 
I run No point in always looking back 
The past can't be undone 
And I have this cross to bear 
Can't pretend it isn't there: 
Yet this pain behind your stare 
Shows the depth of how much you care