You Against the World - John Wetton

Did you fight your evil demons

Or did you walk away in tears

Did you hold your head within your hands

After all those years?

Did you tell them of your story?

How you fought till you were done

At the end of the day when you’d had your say

Well, the big guns won

When you talked to me of glory

I know you held your banners high

But for all the good it did you

You made a grown man cry

And for those of us who loved you

And couldn’t bear to see the pain

When the lights went out inside you

Something died in vain

It was you against the world

With a wounded heart you’d try to be a woman

A fragile little bird

With the wings that wouldn’t fly

You denied yourself the childhood you deserved

It was you against the world

And you were just a little girl

Could you think about forgiveness

Could you find it in your heart

To release all the anger you feel

And make a brave new start

To forget about your battles

There’s no shame in your defeat

Love will only make you stronger

Make your life complete

And be that little girl

For soon enough you will become a woman

High above the world

So precious and so proud

Your wings soar through the cloud towards your freedom

But remember, mighty bird

When you were just a little girl

And it was you against the world