"Sweet Mercy Heaven's Sake"

With lessons learned,
and the scars earned,
and all the bridges,
that were burned,
I can now say,
the tables have been turned.

From everyday,
escaping by getting high,
and living in an eternal goodbye,
and trading a lie,
for an even greater lie,
I dug down deep,
and found out why.

So scared of pain,
I forgot my old name.
The drugs kept me the same,
I kept my hands over the flames,
because the lies seemed better,
when they were all strung together,
and they kept me so lost,
almost forever,
and I almost died,
and I gave my life another look,
and what I saw,
I just shook.

Shame on me,
but that shame be forgiven,
because I now have a purpose.
Oh Lord let it be driven,
by Your Great Majesty,
because I'm tired of my moments,
existing in tragedy,
running from pain,
and I can honestly say,
that I have changed.

A miracle in the making,
for what I'm undertaking,
will save others,
for sweet mercy heaven's sake,
and change the decisions,
that they make,
and I pray my actions,
lead to the right road they take,
so they too can receive peace,
just as I,
and they too,
can give up,
their eternal goodbye."