younger years

above the plains of omaha

i think of all the suffering i saw

the soaking of the pavement

sprawled upon a land without a law

everything i loved

everything i found or i hoped for

frightened

i'm surrounded

who else is there to turn to anymore?

oh i held out my arms

oh i held out my arms

held out my arms

there was a time i spoke the truth

but my younger years were wasted on my youth

somewhere i awakened

with a crack to a pounding on the roof

sure i heard the sound

as evidence

or better yet as proof

i was as naked as the day that i was born

beneath the fullness of the moon

oh i held out my arms

oh i held out my arms

held out my arms

far away i hear singing

far away

a song

the blinding light of morning came

flooding through the window like a friend

like a wild revelation

like a shining invitation to attend

spoken as a prayer

unbroken by despair i make amends

the love inside our hearts

is the only kind of savior we've been sent

oh i held out my arms

oh i held out my arms

held out my arms