Together On Our Own

I learned to walk when I was one

Beneath the Oklahoma sun

And from that day, I started taking my own route

I learned to read when I was two

And I believed it all was true

Too young to fill my mind with questions and with doubt

I made my first friend when I was three

But by four, he moved away so very far from me

At five I wondered why, people live and people die

And why the things I loved just slowly slipped away from me

And only stars remained the same

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

We're together on our own

I said goodbye when I was ten

To Santa Claus and all his friends

I had to leave those childish stories all behind

But when they told me god was real

I just couldn't help but feel

This burning question that was tugging on my mind

By the time I was eleven, I had given up on heaven

And everything was falling into place

I kept my mouth shut, so I wouldn't rock the boat

Because a kid who's fallen overboard is just too ashamed to float

And still the stars remained the same

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

We're together on our own

I learned to walk, when I was one

Without a crutch to lean upon

I had to relearn everything

My legs were weak without the wings

But I'm stronger now, my mind is free

Controlling my own destiny

When I write the final chapter

That's the last you'll read of me

Today I went to see a friend

His days are almost at an end

The doctors say he's got a month or two to live

He called to me there from his bed

And with a weakening voice he said

"If there's no god, then tell me what the hell's the point?"

I didn't have an answer, so I looked at him and said

You were always giving love, you could have taken it instead

This journey may be pointless, but at least I sure can say

You made it better for the rest of us you passed along the way

And still the stars remain the same

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

We're together on our own

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

We are not alone

Cold night, starlight

We are not alone

We're together on our own