I keep walking

the rain may fall down

the wind, it can blow

the sun may beat down

but still I must go

I keep walking

I keep on pushing through

I keep walking

right on home to you

the news may be awful

it usually does

if you ask me why

I'll just say because

I keep walking

I do the best I can do

I keep walking

right on home to you

          there are cars on the freeway

          freight trains on the track

          but I'll keep walking to you

          and I'm never going back

I hope that you are waiting

that you'll be there when I come

and I'm never looking backwards

at where I'm coming from

I keep walking

like I'm going to Timbukto

I keep walking

right back home to you

          there are skateboards on the sidewalk

          and scooters on the street

          neither one of those

          I never hope to meet

the rain may fall down

the wind, it can blow

with everything around me

there's one thing that I know

I keep walking

just like I always do

I keep walking

right on home to you

surrounded by angels

all of my life

I've been surrounded by angels

protecting me

from the voices in my head

lifting me

from the worrying and dread

I've felt all my days

it's more than right

when you're surrounded by angels

pushing me on

beyond what I see

believing I matter

believing what I can be

with faith that leaves me amazed

          with all the good I've left undone

          why am I the lucky one

life can be good

when you're surrounded by angels

people who care

even if they don't know you

still standing there

not looking below you

sheltering you from the cold

life is what it should be

you're surrounded by angels

following you

wherever you travel

if you think you're seeing

your life unravel

undoing all the lies you've been told

          all this good I don't understand

          I am a wealthy man

what am I supposed to do now?

I started out fine

but it got worse from there

when the news hit me

I shook my head unaware

before you left me

I knew that you would

our lives together

added up to no good

now I have the blues

only you would allow

what am I supposed to do now?

it was your only decision

to set me free

but I gave no permission

I didn't agree

you just left me stranded

out here on my own

with no place to go

destination unknown

now I must stand alone

but I don't think I know how

what am I supposed to do now?

the only question

I'm asking of you

is won't you inform me

that the words aren't true

I should have predicted

our love wouldn't last

I don't know the future

I'm ignoring the past

I watch as you're taking

your final bow

what am I supposed to do now?

every newborn day

every newborn day

another chance to start over

this time you'll be sober

your intentions are good

maybe you'll be okay

there's no need to be alarmed

maybe this time's the charm

you always knew that you could

and if it doesn't happen

there's nothing to say

you start over every day

and each day after that

maybe if you keep trying

someday you'll succeed

and you'll meet every need

it depends on where you're at

it's going to happen anyway

every newborn day

nobody remembers me (rewrite 2)

I used to live here

once upon a time

I think of the friends

I used to call mine

now there's loneliness

where joy used to be

nobody remembers me

long, long ago

before I grew old

I had a future

a story untold

so far away

that I could not see

nobody remembers me

          I once had a life

          filled with good times and friends

          I would do anything

          to have that again

I once was a young man

I had promise and proof

of a life of fast fortune

in the days of my youth

where have my dreams gone

now they're history

nobody remembers me

now the days still to come

are finally here

and my final minutes

are following near

it will not be long now

until I am free

nobody remembers me

nobody remembers me

another day

I wish it was another day

I've had enough of this

wasting all my precious time

it's always hit or miss

so let the night come calling

let dreams fill my head

I've had too much of today

it's time to go to bed

if it was another day

I could start all over 

maybe get it right this time

try to get to know her

maybe I wont be lonely

maybe love will come my way

maybe I will drown in sorrow

maybe I will be okay

          every day turns out the same

          and I'm the only one to blame

          good luck just won't let me in

          nothing to do but try again

take me to another day

where something will go right

I am tired of waiting through

each lost and lonely night

with every minute I lose all my hope

that much is clear

I wish it was another day

I guess it's getting near

nobody remembers me (rewrite 1)

I used to live here

once upon a time

I think of the friends

I used to call mine

now there's loneliness

where joy used to be

nobody remembers me

long, long ago

before I grew old

I had a future

a story untold

and it was so far away

that I could not see

nobody remembers me

          I once had a life

          filled with good times and friends

          I would do anything

          to have that again

I don't know what happened

now I am alone

thinking too much

about people I've known

where have they gone

now they're history

nobody remembers me

now I am old

and there's no one around

friendship and love

are nowhere to be found

I'm locked in myself

and I'll never be free

nobody remembers me

nobody remembers me