When I felt some grace, I never realized How deep the flood was around me A man whose life was toiled Was like a kettle left to boil And the water left these scars on me The chains I wore were mine Dragging me towards my fate A land for me long ago I played by all their rules Went to their right schools Who was I to question? I used to say I was no man Heading down is my destiny But yesterday I swear That was someone else, not me Here I stand at the crossroads edge Afraid to reach heaven for eternity One step away from the door I see someone else, not me I know now who I am If only for a while I recognize the changes I feel like I did Before the magic wore me And the baptism of stains began Sacrifice, they always said Is a sign of nobility But where is one who draws the line In the face of injury? I'm just trying to understand Standing here at the crossroads edge Looking down on what I used to be A drowning man tries to stay afloat Buried with the past But somehow he remembers That there's something more that he's seen But somewhere out of reach So I keep looking back Looking back and I see Someone else Guitar Solo All my life they said I was going down But I'm still standing strong and proud And today I know There's so much more I can be I think I finally understand Where I stand at the crossroads edge There's a path leading out to sea And from somewhere deep in my mind I start to sing out loud Stronger sometimes It's only they know how But one glance back reminds me And I see Someone else can be I keep looking back And I see someone else