The Cross Lyrics

[Music & lyrics - P. Craddick]I am weighed down by this pain
I am blackened by this stain
But I can't complain
We have to choose and deal with the rest
I must meet this challenge
I must pass this testHave to work with what I've got
Have to walk before I run
No point in always looking back
The past can't be undoneAnd I have this cross to bear
Can't pretend it isn't thereTrust, once broken, so difficult to repair
Trust me, though
To try and make it there
Life is truth and dare
We have to choose and deal with the rest
In this labyrinth of options
This pitfall ridden questHave to work with what I've got
Have to walk before I run
No point in always looking back

The past can't be undoneAnd I have this cross to bear
Can't pretend it isn't thereThe nails are driven in
But not all the way
There's no tragic necessity
Tomorrow can be a better day
So here I sit, alone
Peruse my thoughts, survey my heart
And work to reconstruct
This whole that's splintered into partsLife is a dare
We have to choose and deal with the rest
I must meet this challenge
I must pass this testHave to work with what I've got
Have to walk before I run
No point in always looking back
The past can't be undoneAnd I have this cross to bear
Can't pretend it isn't there:
Yet this pain behind your stare
Shows the depth of how much you care