Monday, February 11, 2008

Someone to Fall Back On

Lives are devastated everyday. The broken relationships that occur break our hearts and cause our lives to be empty. Often, we are left with a sense of no self worth and sadness.
My son's show choir sings a song by Jason Robert Brown. Listen to these words and let me know what you think:

I'll never be a knight in armor with a sword in hand,
Or a kamikaze fighter
Don't count on me to storm the barricades and take a stand
Or hold my ground.

You'll never see any scars or wounds,
I don't walk on coals, I don't walk on water.

I am no prince, I am no saint,
I am not anyone's wildest dream.
But I can stand behind,
And be someone to fall back on.

Some comedies,
You're bruised and beaten down,
And I'm the one
Who's looking for a favor.
Still honestly,
You don't believe me,
But the things I have are the things you need.
You look at me like I don't make sense,
Like a waste of time,
Like it serves no purpose.

I am no prince, I am no saint,
And if that's what you believe you need,
You're wrong, you don't need much,
You need someone to fall back on.

And I'll be back,
I'll take your side,
If I'm the only one,
I'm used to that.
I've been alone,
I'd rather be, the half of us, the least of you, the best of me...

And I'll be your prince,
I'll be your saint.
I will go crashing through fences
In your name.
I will, I swear, I'll be someone to fall back on.

I'l be the one who waits,
And for as long as you let me,
I'll be the one you need.
I'll be someone to fall back on.

Your prince, your saint,
The one you believe you need.
I'll be, I'll be someone to fall back on.


Wow! Now that's a relationship. Have a great day. JW

1 comment:

Karen said...

Thanks for the great addition to my iPod! Beautiful song. I can almost hear Nate and the rest of ATSC singing it in my mind.