When I was alone, all on my own I'd sit myself down and take a look around I'd think about my life all the trouble and strife And the things which went wrong that lasted so long
Yeah when I was feeling bad, maybe lonely and sad I'd put my hands to my head and wonder where life led And where I was going to when my journey was through But meanwhile up high I was always under the eye
The mystery of love, the push and the shove Of friendship betrayed, of plans I mislaid The oceans I crossed, the things that I lost With the world in my hands as dreams turned to sand
All the agony and pride of emotion that died Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified 'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load Then I took off down the road I drove in my car And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane I really damaged my brain And then I layed in my bed With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by I've watched the past die But feelings remained like mercy much strained Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown Like a man who was blind like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified And though I was not aware all the time my father was there
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified 'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye Yeh that was just a lie, a-darkness magnified 'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye