Bound to this couch, I lie in waiting
Watching wind blown memories slip by my window sill
I can't fall asleep, voice in my head disturbs me
Waking nightmares keep, have my cries fallen on deaf ears
Can you hear me or am I

Talking to myself again, is there anybody listening
Are you taking this in, am I wasting my breath
Tell me, is the wind in your sails worth everything you give
Are you looking for something, forgiveness

I leave it up to you, I guess I'm better off removed
Because the situations growing too thick,
In your hands

Could it have been something I said,
Or was it something that I did
Did I ruin my chance, have you written me off
Tell me where did I cross the line,
And can I work my way back this time
Will I always regret this decision
I leave it up to you,
I hope you find a good excuse because
I've given about all that I can give,
In your hands

Are you taking this in, am I wasting my breath
Did I ruin my chance, have you written me off

I could try to count the times that I've been through this in my mind,
But I'm running out of fingers and I don't have that much time

Are you taking this in, am I wasting my breath
Did I ruin my chance, have you written me off


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In Your Hands Lyrics as written by Edward Carrington Breckenridge Dustin Michael Kensrue

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    yeah totally..what's the first part of the song?

    PyRoPuNkon January 28, 2002   Link

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