Once upon a heartbreak, i was hot and sore
Punching at the darkness in my private war
I could not find the light i was so desperate for
Or any open door
I wore my tattered shoes out on the grieving road
Fell into the arms of folks i didn't know
Finally got so weary of this heavy load
I learned to let it go
I'm free
All the worry, all the running away is done
And blessed
To be standing where i am
With my feet upon the sand
Welcome, sweet contentment
Peace has found me
Whatever comes will be okay
You know it will
Back then, i was running with a bitter crowd
Wrapped these songs around me like some widow's shroud
The poetry i wrote then was as mad and loud
As any thundercloud
Now i'm standing where the river rushes to the sea
Full moon rising high above the redwood trees
And every trial and trouble, every tragedy
Is just a memory
I'm free
All the worry, all the running away is done
And blessed
Oh, to be standing where i am in the beauty of this land
Welcome, sweet contentment
Peace has found me
Whatever comes will be okay
You know it will
I've seen floods and i've seen fires
Suffered losses, thieves, and liars
Hear them howling in the wind
For every storm that comes around
And every love that let me down
A flower blooms in the shallow ground
Hoping to be found
Now i'm standing where the river rushes to the sea
Full moon rising high above the redwood trees
And every trial and trouble, every tragedy
Is just a memory
I'm free
All the worry, all the running away is done
And blessed
Oh to be standing where i am with a flower in my hand
Welcome, sweet contentment
Peace has found me
Whatever comes will be okay
Whatever comes, it's gonna be okay
Whatever comes will be okay
You know it will