its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Ripping at the soul
Scratching it for more
Ripping at the soul
Unattainable goal
Giving into sin
Getting out of pain
Burning in the sun
I'm drowning in the rain
Rain
Fate, deliver me to
My, final destination
Sometime's it's too dark
Seek this light of truth
Sometime's hard to find
Don't die without a fight
Fight
Fate, deliver me to
My, final destination
Deliver me 'cause I
I've got my reasons
Giving into sin
Getting out of pain
Burning in the sun
Drowning in the rain
It's not too late
I've got my fate
Scratching it for more
Ripping at the soul
Unattainable goal
Giving into sin
Getting out of pain
Burning in the sun
I'm drowning in the rain
Rain
Fate, deliver me to
My, final destination
Sometime's it's too dark
Seek this light of truth
Sometime's hard to find
Don't die without a fight
Fight
Fate, deliver me to
My, final destination
Deliver me 'cause I
I've got my reasons
Giving into sin
Getting out of pain
Burning in the sun
Drowning in the rain
It's not too late
I've got my fate
Lyrics submitted by PersonMan92
Deliver Me Lyrics as written by Kenneth Lacey Antonio Campos
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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