broken side of life

I'm on the broken side of life
staring into poverty
fighting to exist
howling like a lone wolf
in a foreign wilderness
struggling in the moonlight
to survive
I'm on the broken side of life

nothing is ever easy now
everything's a challenge
I expect the worst
praise is an illusion
my only truth is cursed
to be yesterday 
in the here and now
nothing is all I can allow

          have mercy on me Jesus
          I'm still here
          with trouble on my shoulder
          whispering in my ear:
          "I am the only voice
          you'll ever need to hear"
          and I am struck silent

I'm on the broken side of life
clinging to the hope
that lives inside my soul
trying hard to keep myself  
somewhat under control
I need to be someone
I recognize
I'm on the broken side of life
I'm on the broken side of life