I Am You

I have seen the skyline burning
And I have watched the deals go down
Lost myself in season's turning
And I have walked on sacred ground
Lived through nights that never ended
I have had belief suspended through and through
But after all is lost and won
After all is said and done, I am you

I have taken foolish chances
I have watched my leaders lie
Fallen hard for love's advances
And walked away when I should have tried
I have filled my heart with hate
Cast it out 'fore it's too late
What else can you do?
Times like these, you must remember
No quarter, no surrender, I am you

I'm gonna hold on and see how this plays
Brother to brother 'til the end of my days
And that song you've been singing
Well, it pulls me on through
I am you

I have stopped instead of started
And I have watched my children grow
Stood by graves of friends departed
And found out just how much I do not know

Followed when I should have led
I have left too much unsaid
Sad but true
And after all is lost and won
After all is said and done, I am you

I'm gonna hold on, gonna see how this plays
Brother to brother 'til the end of my days
And that song you've been singing
Well, it pulls me on through
'Cause I am you

I'm gonna hold on, gonna see how this plays
Brother to brother 'til the end of my days
And that song you've been singing
Well, it pulls me on through
I am you

I am you