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Come on and gather round
And listen to my story
About a fall from grace
A change of heart, a rise to glory
A lesson learned
A doorway I went through
Now all I know is I was born to lead
And not to follow
But the places that I led
Turned out to be so hollow
And in the end
I just turned out to be a fool
Justification would make me shine
My performance a work of art
And all I ever wanted was to walk that line
But I jumped across and broke Your heart
For all I’ve learned
The days I lived, it were so rare
The dust of innocence
I scattered who knows where
And when I turned my back on You
You stood right there
And You never left me
No, You never left me
These scars I have
I know they are here to remind me
That everything I’ve said and done
I can leave far behind me
The door is shut
And I shall nevermore return
Everybody says that your childhood dies
A little bit more every day
But all around me are mercy’s eyes
And they’ll keep me close to You I pray
For all I’ve learned
The days I lived, it were so rare
The dust of innocence
I scattered who knows where
And when I turned my back on You
You stood right there
And You never left me
No, You never left me
You know I came to love You
As a young man many years ago
But now You’ve brought me out of harm
And I feel just like a baby in Your arms
For all I’ve learned
The days I lived, it were so rare
The dust of innocence
I scattered who knows where
And when I turned my back on You
You stood right there
And You never left me
No, You never left me
Oh, You never left me, yeah
No, You never left me, oh…